US-Israel Iran War Live Updates

A fresh barrage of missiles originating from Iran has been reported by the Israeli military, with projectiles heading towards Israeli territory.
According to a statement from the military, defense systems are actively engaged to neutralize the threat.

A prominent US academic, Oona Hathaway, has warned that if Donald Trump follows through on his threat to unleash devastation on Iran, his social media post will likely serve as crucial evidence in potential war crimes trials. Hathaway, a Yale University professor, pointed out that those who carry out unlawful orders are more likely to face consequences.

In a statement published by the Times of Israel, the Israeli military has confirmed its involvement in a recent operation that resulted in damage to a synagogue in Tehran.
According to the military, the strike was aimed at a high-ranking Iranian commander, specifically a senior official from Khatam al-Anbiya, Iran’s emergency military command.
The Israeli military expressed regret over the unintended consequences of the operation, which included damage to the synagogue.

JD Vance has been a relatively low-profile figure in the US military campaign, which has been marked by a lack of clarity in the administration’s diplomatic strategy over the past five weeks. However, the vice president has become a key player in a high-stakes mediation process initiated by Pakistan to prevent a potentially catastrophic escalation of the conflict. According to officials familiar with the negotiations, Vance has been in contact with Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, as well as US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. This development is part of an ongoing diplomatic push led by Pakistan, which has been underway since late March. The country has hosted a series of high-level meetings, including a gathering of foreign ministers from Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt on March 29, aimed at bringing an end to the hostilities. This effort follows a previous consultation in Riyadh on March 19, where the same regional powers began coordinating their approach. Notably, on March 26, the vice president was tasked by Trump to brief officials in Iran, formally solidifying his role in the diplomatic initiative.

A leading expert in international human rights law has denounced Trump’s recent warning as a gross violation of moral and legal principles. Michael Becker, a professor at Trinity College Dublin, expressed his outrage over the US president’s threat of “widespread and indiscriminate destruction” against Iran’s civilian population.

Becker, a former ICJ employee, pointed out that such an attack would be a war crime on a massive scale and a crime against humanity. He noted that while Trump’s social media post may not explicitly convey genocidal intent, the language used is still deeply disturbing.

“It’s almost beside the point whether Trump’s words are genocidal or not,” Becker said, emphasizing the severity of the situation. “What’s clear is that Trump’s statement constitutes an unlawful threat of further aggression and envisions indiscriminate and criminal attacks against innocent civilians in Iran.”

Becker urged that Trump’s comments be universally condemned, including by his own party, the Republicans.

Madagascar’s government has taken drastic action, issuing a 15-day state of energy emergency across the entire nation. This move comes as the country joins a growing list of nations grappling with the consequences of the US-Israeli conflict with Iran.

Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnes Callamard has expressed grave concern over the intensifying impact of Trump’s verbal assaults on Iranians, asserting that they are not merely inflammatory remarks but have severe, far-reaching consequences. In a recent post on X, she highlighted the devastating effects of these attacks, which have resulted in indiscriminate and disproportionate harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure. The dire situation has left people feeling vulnerable and helpless, with Callamard questioning how they can protect themselves from such existential threats. Her words are laced with a sense of urgency and alarm, as she poses a haunting question: “Where will this cycle of escalation end, and who will intervene to prevent further suffering, particularly for the people of Iran, Lebanon, Israel, and the Gulf States?”

Authorities in Saudi Arabia have temporarily halted traffic on the King Fahd Causeway, a vital transportation link between the kingdom and Bahrain, for the second time today. This decision was prompted by fresh alerts in the Eastern Province, where the bridge had previously been reopened after a brief suspension following Iranian attacks. According to the King Fahd Causeway Authority, the latest closure is a deliberate precautionary step.

Following the Security Council’s failure to adopt a draft resolution on the Strait of Hormuz, UN diplomats have taken to the podium to share their perspectives on the matter.

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has accused Israel of attempting to undermine Islamabad’s efforts to broker a ceasefire between the US and Iran by launching a strike against Tehran at a critical juncture when both sides were poised to engage in talks.

Dar made this assertion during a session of the Pakistani Senate, as reported by Geo News, stating that Iran and the US had reached an understanding on Pakistan’s role as a facilitator, with both parties agreeing to hold talks in Islamabad. Pakistan, he claimed, had successfully transmitted the US’s 15-point conditions to Iran and also conveyed Tehran’s five-point conditions to Washington.

According to the Iranian state news agency IRNA, Iran had communicated its response to a US proposal through Pakistan following two weeks of intense diplomatic negotiations at the highest level.