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.
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.
Key Headlines
- US blockade of Iranian ports to begin Monday, CENTCOM says
- Military vessels approaching Strait of Hormuz 'will be met with severe force,' IRGC says
- DOJ will 'vigorously prosecute' buyers or sellers of sanctioned Iranian oil, Blanche says
- Despite blockade announcement, Trump urges Iran to open Strait of Hormuz
- President Trump says US Navy will begin blockade of Strait of Hormuz
White House will respond to Pakistani deadline extension request: Leavitt
President Donald Trump has been made aware of Pakistan's proposed two-week deadline extension and "a response will come," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told ABC News.
-ABC News' Fritz Farrow
Pakistan's PM asks Trump for deadline extension on Iran threat
The prime minister of Pakistan is asking President Donald Trump to extend the deadline he set for Iran, saying diplomatic efforts are "progressing."
"Diplomatic efforts for peaceful settlement of the ongoing war in the Middle East are progressing steadily, strongly and powerfully with the potential to lead to substantive results in near future. To allow diplomacy to run its course, I earnestly request President Trump to extend the deadline for two weeks," the prime minister said in a statement.
"Pakistan, in all sincerity, requests the Iranian brothers to open Strait of Hormuz for a corresponding period of two weeks as a goodwill gesture. We also urge all warring parties to observe a ceasefire everywhere for two weeks to allow diplomacy to achieve conclusive termination of war, in the interest of long-term peace and stability in the region," the statement continued.
While messages are being passed between the U.S. and Iran, the two sides are not close to a deal and the process should not be viewed as formal negotiations, according to a Pakistani Security official familiar with the talks.
Iranian-affiliated cyber actors are targeting US critical infrastructure, government says
Iranian-affiliated cyber actors are targeting U.S. critical infrastructure, according to a new warning from the federal government.
Numerous agencies, including the FBI and NSA, "are urgently warning U.S. organizations of ongoing cyber exploitation of internet-connected operational technology (OT) devices, including Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley-manufactured programmable logic controllers (PLCs), across multiple U.S. critical infrastructure sectors," according to an alert published on Tuesday.
Multiple critical infrastructure sectors experienced disruptions, and in some cases "this activity has resulted in operational disruption and financial loss," the alert said.
The Iranian-backed group has targeted government services industry, water and wastewater systems and the energy sector, according to the agencies.
Iranian-backed actors have carried out similar actions in the past, according to the government.
-ABC News' Luke Barr
Kuwait urges citizens to stay indoors
Kuwait's Ministry of the Interior is urging residents to stay indoors from midnight until 6 a.m. on Wednesday as a "precautionary measure."
The ministry said the advisory is being issued "as a precautionary measure aimed at safeguarding everyone's safety, strengthening the level of prevention, and enabling security authorities to perform their duties with high efficiency."