Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, said the era of international powers imposing security on key global shipping lanes was over, saying regional powers like Iran would now have a say.

Iran rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal and said it wants a permanent end to the war as President Donald Trump's ultimatum to make a deal ticked closer

Iran reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and warned it would continue to block it until the U.S. blockade is lifted.

Vice President JD Vance warned Iran not to “play” the U.S. as he departed for negotiations aimed at ending the war. Lebanon and Israel will host negotiations next week.

Donald Trump confirmed that both crew members of an F-15 jet downed over Iran had been rescued, saying the back-to-back operations were the first time in military memory that two US pilots had been retrieved separately from inside enemy territory.

The UAE’s Ministry of Defense said that its air defense systems intercepted 12 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles and 19 drones on April 6.