President Trump says US Navy will begin blockade of Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. and Iran failed to reach a peace deal after 21 hours of negotiations.

ByDavid Brennan, Jon Haworth, Nadine El-Bawab, and Kevin Shalvey
Last Updated: April 13, 2026, 2:22 AM GMT

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military and government sites.

Trump set a deadline for Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face broad strikes on its critical infrastructure. Hours before the deadline expired, Trump said he had agreed to suspend planned bombing for two weeks if Iran agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi then said that "safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible via coordination with Iran's Armed Forces and with due consideration of technical limitations."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he supported the ceasefire with Iran, but that Lebanon -- where intense Israeli strikes continued -- was not covered by the agreement, despite Iranian protests.

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Apr 06, 2026, 12:19 PM GMT

Israel confirms attacks on Iranian petrochemical plants

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Monday that Israel launched attacks on Iran's southern petrochemical infrastructure in the Persian Gulf port city of Asaluyeh.

"Two facilities, which together are responsible for about 85% of Iran's petrochemical exports, have been taken out of service and are not functioning," Katz said.

Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported that the Mobin and Damavand companies -- which supply electricity, water and oxygen to Asaluyeh's petrochemical facilities -- were hit.

The deputy governor of the southwestern Bushehr province told the state-run IRNA agency that no casualties had been reported from the attack.

Asaluyeh's facilities were previously targeted in U.S.-Israeli attacks last month.

An Iranian man walks near South Pars gas field facilities in the southern Iranian port of Asaluyeh on Jan. 22, 2014.
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-ABC News Somayeh Malekian and Dana Savir

Apr 06, 2026, 12:09 PM GMT

2 paramedics killed by Israeli strike in Lebanon, ministry says

Two paramedics were killed and a third was injured in an Israeli attack on an ambulance on Sunday night in southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.

At least 54 healthcare workers have been killed in Israeli strikes since the war began, while 71 healthcare vehicles have been targeted, according to the ministry.

Israel claims Hezbollah is using ambulances for military purposes.

Paramedics drink coffee on April 4, 2026 in Nabatieh, Lebanon.
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-ABC News' Ghazi Balkiz and Victoria Beaule

Apr 06, 2026, 10:45 AM GMT

6 people injured amid attacks on Kuwait, health ministry says

Six people were injured in the northwest of Kuwait by "projectiles and shrapnel falling in a residential area" amid ongoing Iranian attacks, the Kuwait Health Ministry said on Monday.

A spokesperson for the Iranian military said on Monday morning that Iran had targeted U.S. military forces in Bubiyan, in northwest Kuwait.

-ABC News' Victoria Beaule

Apr 06, 2026, 10:36 AM GMT

Iran won't accept ceasefire without guarantees, Pakistani official says

Iran will not accept a ceasefire without "suitable guarantees," a Pakistani security official told ABC News on Monday.

"Any process for a ceasefire without suitable guarantees and assurances would be unacceptable to Iran," the official said, responding to reports that mediators are pushing for a ceasefire to halt the U.S.-Israel war against Iran.

-ABC News' Habibullah Khan and Somayeh Malekian

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