US President Donald Trump said he wants to "take the oil in Iran" and could seize the export hub of Kharg Island, in an interview with Financial Times published on Sunday as about 2,500 US Marines arrived in the region. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
Israel military says responding to missiles launched from Iran
The Israeli military said its air defences were responding to "missiles launched from Iran" on Monday.
"A short while ago, the IDF identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel," the military statement said.
"Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat," it added, urging people to take shelter until further notice.
G7 ministers set to tackle financial fallout of Mideast war
Ministers from the G7 will hold talks on Monday to unpack the economic consequences of the war in the Middle East, the French government said, as oil and gas prices continue to soar.
The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran in late February and Tehran has hit back by targeting crude-exporting countries in the region and halting shipments through the Gulf.
Trump calls Iran's current leaders 'very reasonable'
President Donald Trump said the US and Iran have been meeting "directly and indirectly" and that Iran's new leaders have been "very reasonable", as more U.S troops arrived in the region and Tehran
warned it will not accept humiliation.
Trump's remarks on Sunday came after Pakistan, which is acting as an intermediary between Tehran and Washington, said it was preparing to host "meaningful talks" in the coming days aimed at ending the month-long Iran war.
Indonesian UN peacekeeper killed, some injured in southern Lebanon
The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said a peacekeeper was killed when a projectile
exploded at one of its positions near the southern Lebanese village of Adchit al-Qusayr on Sunday.
Another peacekeeper was critically injured, it said in a statement early on Monday.
Indonesia's foreign ministry said on Monday the deceased peacekeeper was one of its citizens and that three others were injured by indirect artillery fire in the vicinity of the Indonesian UNIFIL contingent's position near Adchit al-Qusayr.
"We do not know the origin of the projectile. We have launched an investigation to determine all of the
circumstances," UNIFIL said.
UN nuclear watchdog says Iran heavy water plant 'damaged' after Israeli strike
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Sunday that Iran's heavy water production plant in Khondab was no longer operational after an Israeli military strike.
The Israeli military said Friday it carried out a strike against a heavy water plant in Arak, central Iran, describing the site as a "key plutonium production site for nuclear weapons".
On Sunday, IAEA said based on an independent analysis of satellite imagery the heavy water production plant at Khondab, which Iran reported had been attacked on 27 March, had "sustained severe damaged (sic) and is no longer operational".
It added the "installation contains no declared nuclear material".
Israel army says striking Iranian military infrastructure across Tehran
The Israeli army said on Monday morning that it was striking Iranian military infrastructure across the Islamic republic's capital.
The Israeli forces are "currently striking Iranian terror regime military infrastructure across Tehran," it said on Telegram.
Crude surges, stocks dive as Houthi attacks escalate Iran war
Oil prices rallied and stocks tumbled again Monday as the Middle East crisis escalated with the entry of Houthi rebels into the Iran war and investors grew increasingly concerned the United States would send in ground troops.
Australia to halve fuel tax in response to Middle East war, says PM
Australia will halve a tax on fuel to reduce costs for motorists experiencing soaring petrol prices due to war in the Middle East, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday.
"We are making fuel cheaper today because we understand that Australians are under serious pressure," Albanese said.
Australia charges a sales tax of 52 cents on each litre on petrol sold at the pump, which will be halved for three months.
Trump says intel chief Tulsi Gabbard 'softer' than him on Iran nuclear issue
US President Donald Trump on Sunday hinted at differences among his top aides on their approach to Iran, saying that his intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard was "softer" than him on curbing Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
"She's a little bit different in her thought process than me," Trump said aboard Air Force One as he returned to Washington after a weekend at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.
"But that doesn't make somebody not available to serve. I would say that I'm very strong on the fact that I don't want Iran to have a nuclear weapon because if they had a nuclear weapon, they'd use it immediately. I think she's probably a little bit softer on that issue, but that's okay."
Trump says could take Iran's Kharg Island 'very easily'
US President Donald Trump said in an interview with the Financial Times on Sunday that he could take Iran's Kharg Island "very easily."
Kharg Island, located off the west coast of Iran, is a vital oil terminal for the Middle Eastern country and is being eyed by the Pentagon for ground operations, though the United States insisted it would stop short of a full-scale invasion.
When asked about the state of Iranian defense on the island Trump said "I don't think they have any defense. We could take it very easily."
Trump says Iran agreed to allow 20 ships carrying oil through the Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump said that Iran had agreed to allow 20 ships carrying oil through the Strait of Hormuz starting Monday morning and continuing over the next few days “out of a sign of respect.”
“I would only say that we’re doing extremely well in that negotiation but you never know with Iran because we negotiate with them and then we always have to blow them up,” Trump told reporters Sunday night board Air Force One as he flew to Washington.
Trump was asked if Iran had responded to the 15-point ceasefire plan the US has proposed and he said, they did and added: “They gave us most of the points. Why wouldn’t they?”
Israel renews strikes on Iran
The Israeli military said late Sunday that it had launched new strikes on targets across Iran's capital Tehran.
Trump says he wants Iran's oil, could seize Kharg Island, FT reports
US President Donald Trump said he wants to "take the oil in Iran" and could seize the export hub of Kharg Island, in an interview with Financial Times published on Sunday.
Stocks dive in Asia, Brent crude heads for record monthly rise
Stock markets slumped in Asia on Monday as investors dug in for a protracted Gulf conflict that already has oil prices heading for a record monthly rise, bringing a spike in inflation and the risk of recession to much of the globe.
Japanese shares tumble as Middle East conflict fuels stagflation fears
Japanese shares slumped on Monday, tracking a broader retreat in risk assets as the widening Middle East conflict and the lack of any near-term resolution fuelled stagflation concerns.
The Nikkei tumbled 4.7% to 50,859.51 as of 0006 GMT. The broader Topix slid 5.4% to 3,487.38.
Trump says Iran has undergone 'regime change'
US President Donald Trump said Sunday that the US-Israel war had achieved regime change in Iran, even as he assured that he would "make a deal" with the Iranians.
"I think we'll make a deal with them, pretty sure...but we've had regime change," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, citing the number of Iranian leaders killed in the month-long war.
"We're dealing with different people than anybody's dealt with before. It's a whole different group of people. So I would consider that regime change," Trump said.
UNIFIL says one peacekeeper killed, one critically injured in southern Lebanon explosion
The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Sunday that Iran's heavy water production plant at Khondab, which the country reported had been attacked on March 27, has suffered severe damage and is no longer operational.
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt discussed "possible ways to bring an early and permanent end to the war" in the Middle East on Sunday, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said.
