Iran-US-Israel War Live Updates: Hezbollah claimed responsibility for rocket attacks targeting northern Israel, marking its first strike against the country since the United States announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran. The Tehran-backed militant group, in a statement, said that the attacks were in response to the Israeli ceasefire violation, following Tel Aviv’s biggest attack on Lebanon since the beginning of the war on Wednesday (Apr 8).
Strait of Hormuz closed again: The Strait of Hormuz has again been closed, following reports of an oil tanker abruptly reversing its direction near the strategic crossing. According to Iran’s PressTV, oil tanker AUROURA took a sudden 180-degree turn near the exit of the Strait, reversing its course and going back into the Persian Gulf.
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Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi holds talks with Saudi counterpart: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a telephonic conversation with his Saudi Arabian counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan, said Tehran’s foreign ministry on Telegram early Thursday. The ministers “discussed bilateral relations and regional developments,” said Tehran. It did not specify when the call took place.
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Non-aggression
A US commitment not to attack Iran.
2
Strait of Hormuz
Continued Iranian control over the strategic waterway.
3
Acceptance of enrichment
US recognition of Iran’s right to enrich uranium.
4
Lifting all primary sanctions
Removal of direct US sanctions on Iran.
5
Lifting all secondary sanctions
Removal of US penalties on third countries dealing with Iran.
6
Termination of UNSC resolutions
All UN Security Council resolutions against Iran to be ended.
7
Termination of IAEA resolutions
All IAEA Board of Governors resolutions against Iran to be ended.
8
Compensation to Iran
Payment of compensation by the United States.
9
US troop withdrawal
Pulling US combat forces out of the West Asia region.
10
Cessation on all fronts
Including against the “Islamic Resistance of Lebanon” — a reference to Hezbollah.
THE CLAIM
A list posted by an Iranian consulate in India
The Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Hyderabad on Wednesday published what it described as Iran’s 10-point proposal — and said the United States had accepted these terms as a “workable” basis for ending the current Iran-US-Israel confrontation. The post appeared on the consulate’s official X handle, @IraninHyderabad.
WHY IT MATTERS
Tehran is framing the ceasefire as a “victory”
The list goes considerably further than anything Washington has publicly endorsed. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has framed the ceasefire as a victory and claimed Trump agreed to all 10 points — a framing the White House has since pushed back on.
WASHINGTON’S WORDS
Trump called it a “workable basis”, not an agreement
In a Truth Social post, US President Donald Trump said the United States had received a 10-point proposal from Iran and believed it was “a workable basis on which to negotiate”. He announced a two-week double-sided ceasefire, contingent on Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and said almost all points of past contention had been agreed to but needed to be finalised.
WHITE HOUSE PUSHBACK
Press secretary clarifies what Trump meant
Responding to Iran’s framing of the proposal as accepted, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt issued a statement insisting the President’s words speak for themselves.
“This is a workable basis to negotiate, and those negotiations will continue.”
— Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary
THE ENRICHMENT GAP
Trump told Netanyahu he won’t drop enrichment demand
In a call before the ceasefire, Trump assured Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu he would not give up the demand that Iran hand over all of its enriched uranium and not resume enrichment, an Israeli official told Axios. That directly contradicts Point 3 of the Iranian plan, which calls for US “acceptance” of Iran’s right to enrich.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
Islamabad talks scheduled for April 10
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who mediated the ceasefire alongside Field Marshal Asim Munir, has invited US and Iranian delegations to Islamabad on Friday, April 10, to negotiate a conclusive agreement. The two-week truce window is meant to allow that deal to be finalised.
Sources: @IraninHyderabad (X) · Donald Trump on Truth Social · White House statement to Foreign Policy · Iranian SNSC / FM Seyed Abbas Araghchi · Axios · Al Jazeera · Washington Post
UAE engages 17 Ballistic Missiles and 35 UAV’s: The UAE Ministry of Defence announced that on Wednesday (Apr 8), its air defence engaged 17 ballistic missiles and 35 UAV’s launched from Iran. Since the beginning of the Iranian aggression, UAE air defences have engaged a total of 537 ballistic missiles, 26 cruise missiles, and 2,256 UAV’s, said the ministry. “These attacks resulted in injuries to 3 individuals, all of whom sustained minor injuries, bringing the total number of injuries to 224, involving individuals of various nationalities, including Emirati, Egyptian, Sudanese, Ethiopian, Filipino, Pakistani, Iranian, Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Azerbaijani, Yemeni, Ugandan, Eritrean, Lebanese, Afghan, Bahraini, Comorian, Turkish, Iraqi, Nepalese, Nigerian, Omani, Jordanian, Palestinian, Ghanaian, Indonesian, Swedish, Tunisian, Moroccan, and Russian,” MOD said in a post on X.
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