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Iran live updates: US shoots down 2 Iranian drones attempting to strike ships in Strait of Hormuz
However, Trump says an Iran agreement could be signed as soon as this weekend.
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.
Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire, initial U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan in April failed to reach a peace deal.
Trump later announced the open-ended extension of the ceasefire and the continuation of a U.S. blockade until negotiations are concluded "one way or the other."
Key Headlines
- US shoots down 2 Iranian drones attempting to strike ships in Strait of Hormuz: Official
- Trump says agreement with Iran could be signed as early as this weekend
- Trump claims deal is close this time because Iran has 'taken a pounding'
- Netanyahu said he spoke to Trump about 'memorandum of understanding'
- Deal is 'very close' after 'breakthroughs,' source says
- IDF claims a new area of Lebanon is under Israeli control
Trump says Israel, Iran must 'immediately' stop attacks
President Donald Trump posted to social media on Monday morning demanding that Israel and Iran "immediately stop 'shooting.'"
-ABC News' Fritz Farrow
Iranian airports cancel flights amid renewed strikes
Several airports across Iran suspended or cancelled flights on Monday, as airspace restrictions and heightened security measures were introduced amid renewed Israeli airstrikes in several parts of the country.
The airports in Shiraz in central Iran, Kermanshah in the west and Mashhad in northeast were among those to announce flight cancellations and suspensions on Monday, according to semi-official Iranian news agencies ISNA and Mehr.
-ABC News’ Somayeh Malekian
Israeli strikes reported in Tehran, state television says
Iranian state television said on Monday that Tehran came under renewed Israeli attack after reports of massive explosions in several areas of the capital.
State television said Israeli strikes hit areas in the south, east and west of Tehran, adding that air defenses targeted several drones.
The Israel Defense Forces has not yet commented on the explosions in Tehran, but said on Monday that it completed an "extensive" series of strikes against what it called "strategic defense systems" in Iran.
-ABC News' Somayeh Malekian
IRGC claims attack on Haifa petrochemical facilities
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said in a statement on Monday that its aerospace force launched a missile strike on petrochemical facilities in the northern Israeli city of Haifa in response to Israel's attack on Iranian petrochemical facilities, according to Iranian state television.
The IRGC statement said that striking civilian targets and oil facilities is a "dangerous game" which threatens all energy infrastructure in the region.
-ABC News' Somayeh Malekian