West Asia War LIVE Updates:Iran rejects US proposed truce plan as `very excessive, unrealistic`

West Asia War LIVE Updates: Rubio says US hopeful in private talks after Iran `fractures`

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday voiced hope for working with elements within Iran`s government, saying the United States privately had received positive messages. Rubio said there were internal "fractures" inside the Islamic republic and that the United States hopes figures with "power to deliver" take charge. (AFP)

West Asia War LIVE Updates: Egypt`s Sisi asks Trump to `help us stop the war`

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday urged his US counterpart Donald Trump to help end the Middle East war, now in its second month. "I say to President Trump: no one will be able to stop the war in our region, in the Gulf... Please, help us to stop the war, you are capable of it," Sisi said in joint remarks to the press in Cairo alongside Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides. (AFP)

West Asia War LIVE Updates: Trump threatens to destroy Iran oil island despite price surge

US President Donald Trump threatened Monday to destroy Iran`s crude export hub of Kharg Island, along with its oil wells and power plants, unless Tehran quickly accepted a peace deal, compounding fears that have already sent energy prices soaring. The risk of further escalation, including a potential US ground operation to seize Kharg Island, is sending tremors through financial markets, as well as neighboring Gulf countries.

West Asia War LIVE Updates: Modi should leverage his ties with world leaders to de-escalate war in West Asia, says Omar Abdullah
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said India can play a meaningful role in de-escalation in West Asia, given Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s strong relations with the warring countries and their neighbours. He said Pakistan was leveraging ties with Iran and the United States, and that any effort towards ending the war should be welcomed. (PTI)