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West Asia War LIVE: US-Iran negotiations begin in Islamabad

West Asia War LIVE: US-Iran negotiations begin in Islamabad

West Asia War LIVE Updates: Iranian media confirmed on Saturday evening that the negotiations between Iran and the US side have begun in Islamabad. We are closing the LIVE blog now

11 April,2026 10:16 PM IST | Mumbai
West Asia War LIVE: Trump has delayed several deadlines for Iran

West Asia War LIVE: Trump has delayed several deadlines for Iran

West Asia War LIVE Updates: US President Donald Trump has repeatedly pushed back deadlines for Iran to cut a deal or open the Strait of Hormuz, but his latest deadline for Tuesday came with his most perilous threat yet: "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again." Trump's previous deadline was weeks ago, but it was postponed several times as the Republican president oscillated between heated threats, announced delays and proclamations that the negotiations were going well, sometimes in the same statement. That was true in Trump's Truth Social post ahead of his Tuesday 8 pm ET deadline. After threatening a "whole civilization," Trump said that Iran's new leaders were more reasonable and "maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS?" We are closing the LIVE blog now

07 April,2026 11:02 PM IST | Wellington
West Asia War LIVE: Hormuz passage is closed to our enemies only, says Iran

West Asia War LIVE: Hormuz passage is closed to our enemies only, says Iran

West Asia War LIVE Updates: Stating that the source of the global energy disruption is Israel-US war against Iran, Dr Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi, representative of Iran's Supreme Leader in India, said on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz is closed for Tehran's enemies and other countries are "free to pass" through it. We are closing the LIVE blog.

05 April,2026 10:12 PM IST | Mumbai
West Asia War LIVE: US conducting search op after fighter jet goes down

West Asia War LIVE: US conducting search op after fighter jet goes down

West Asia War LIVE Updates: US forces have launched search and rescue efforts for a US fighter jet, which several news outlets, including the Wall Street Journal and CNN, said had been shot down over Iran. We are closing the LIVE blog now

03 April,2026 10:48 PM IST | Mumbai

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