US–Israel–Iran War: Live Updates
The United States and Iran reached a ceasefire agreement late Tuesday night—just hours before the deadline set by President Donald Trump for strikes on Tehran's power plants and bridges. US President Donald Trump and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi expressed their gratitude to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir for their role in brokering peace.
Attention now shifts to the peace talks scheduled to take place in Islamabad today. The Iranian delegation—dubbed "Minab 168" and led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf—arrived in Pakistan this morning. Meanwhile, US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Islamabad at approximately 11:00 AM (IST).
US Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, where he will lead ceasefire negotiations. This marks the highest-level talks with Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Before departing, he stated: “If Iran is genuinely prepared to negotiate, we, too, are fully ready to cooperate.”
Several senior Iranian officials have also arrived in Islamabad for ceasefire talks with the US, including Tehran’s Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi.
Lebanon’s Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday that the nationwide death toll from Israeli attacks has risen to 357. The ministry warned that this figure is not final, as the search for and identification of additional victims remains ongoing.
A telephone conversation took place between the Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors in the US, marking the first direct contact between the two nations. This exchange occurred ahead of potential ceasefire negotiations scheduled to take place in the US next week.
Check our live tracker for the latest casualty figures from across the region.