唐纳德·特朗普总统于2月28日宣布对伊朗采取“重大作战行动”，美国和以色列联合大规模打击军事、政府和基础设施场所。
在宣布两周停火后，美国和伊朗的首次会谈四月在巴基斯坦未能达成和平协议。
特朗普后来宣布无限期延长停火，并继续美国的封锁，直到谈判“以某种方式”结束。
美国中央司令部在一份社交媒体声明中说，周二晚上，又一波伊朗无人机“试图袭击美国驻科威特部队，但未能击中预定目标”。
声明说:“美国中央司令部防空部队成功击落多架无人机，并确保没有美国人员或资产受到伤害。”
美国拦截伊朗导弹，对格什姆岛实施打击
美国中央司令部称，在伊朗周二在中东进行“未遂袭击”后，美国部队帮助拦截了伊朗导弹，并在格什姆岛进行了“自卫”打击。
“伊朗向地区邻国发射了几枚弹道导弹;然而，所有的导弹都没有击中预定目标，”中央司令部在一份声明中说。
中央司令部说，向科威特发射的两枚导弹没有成功，而向巴林发射的三枚导弹被美国和巴林防空部队拦截。
中央司令部表示，美国军队还击落了伊朗“向正当通过地区水域的平民水手”发射的多架无人攻击机。
根据中央司令部的说法，克什姆岛上的自卫袭击目标是伊朗军事地面控制站。
中央司令部说，没有美国人员在袭击中受伤。
科威特称正在防御“敌对”导弹和无人机袭击
科威特陆军表示，其防空部队“目前正面临敌对的导弹和无人机袭击。”
它没有说攻击是从哪里发起的。
军队告诉居民听从当局的指示，他们可能会听到爆炸，因为防空拦截了袭击。
中央司令部称，它瘫痪了一艘驶往伊朗港口的油轮
美国中央司令部周二下令一艘油轮停航，称其未能遵守美国在阿拉伯湾的海上封锁。
中央司令部在一份声明中说:“一架美国飞机向该船的机舱发射了一枚地狱火导弹，最终使该船瘫痪，阻止了油轮抵达伊朗。”社交媒体帖子其中包括一段罢工视频。
中央司令部表示，这艘油轮正试图驶向伊朗港口。军方称，这是封锁生效以来第六艘受损的商船。
特朗普表示，伊朗谈判一直持续到周二，“他们会走向何方，谁也不知道”
美国总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)表示，与伊朗的谈判周二仍在继续，但“没人知道”这些谈判会走向何方。
“我们之间的对话一直在持续进行，包括四天前、三天前、两天前、一天前和今天，”特朗普在Truth Social上发布。“没人知道他们会走向何方，但正如我告诉伊朗的那样，‘是时候了，无论如何，你都要达成协议。’"
莫伊塔巴·哈梅内伊似乎“在某种程度上越来越多地参与”与我们的谈判
美国国务卿马尔科·卢比奥表示，尽管伊朗新任最高领袖哈梅内伊从未公开露面或露面，但“有迹象表明，他正越来越多地在某种程度上”与美国进行谈判
卢比奥补充说，他所有的沟通都是通过写作和中介进行的。
卢比奥表示，伊朗谈判代表通常需要“三到五天时间”才能得到伊朗领导层的回应。
“现在，有些是物流，”卢比奥说。他们在运作--可能用快递之类的东西。部分原因是他们在应该同意还是不同意的问题上存在内部分歧。"
卢比奥说，还有“政权内部的沟通问题，”他说，许多战术决策是在指挥官一级做出的。
“你最终是在和那些必须在他们自己的体系内谈判的人谈判，看看他们被允许给予什么，他们被允许同意什么，”他说。
卢比奥概述美国希望伊朗做出的核承诺
美国国务卿马尔科·卢比奥(John Kerry)周二在国会作证时，提供了更多信息，说明美国政府希望伊朗在进入详细的核谈判之前，在初步协议中做出哪些承诺。
他说:“他们必须承诺就高浓缩铀的处置进行非常具体的谈判，这些高浓缩铀仍被深埋在某处的一座大山里。”。“他们必须就谈判达成一致，对其国内的铀浓缩活动进行严格和长期的限制和/或取消。”
卢比奥说，这些问题的细节需要在未来的谈判中解决，但要进入这一阶段，伊朗“必须承诺愿意这样做。”
“例如，他们必须承诺说‘我们将处理浓缩铀’现在的问题是我们这样做的机制是什么?这是可以协商的，”他说。
真主党表示同意“真正和全面的”停火，但将对黎巴嫩南部的轰炸做出回应
一名真主党高级领导人表示，该组织同意“真正和全面的”停火，但将通过瞄准比以色列北部定居点更深的地点来回应对黎巴嫩南部的轰炸。
卢比奥表示，与伊朗的协议可能会在今天、明天或下周达成
美国国务卿马尔科·卢比奥在参议院外交事务委员会作证时重申，伊朗希望制造核武器，并正处于发展常规武器的尖端，这将使伊朗能够实现这一目标。
卢比奥说:“总统选择采取行动剥夺他们的豁免权。”。
关于达成协议结束战争的可能性，卢比奥评论了间接谈判的困难，但仍然断言达成协议是可能的。
“我们面前有这样的前景，可能发生在今天，可能发生在明天，可能发生在下周，”他说。
卢比奥表示，伊朗已经同意就其核计划举行谈判。
“这并不能保证最终会达成一项参议院或美国人民都能接受的协议，但我们将能够让他们参与到一个真正测试他们愿意走多远的过程中，”他说。
特朗普干预后，以色列和真主党继续开火
尽管美国总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)声称，在他周一干预以防止冲突升级后，交战双方已“停止相互射击”，但以色列和真主党武装周二继续发动袭击。
黎巴嫩国营新闻机构NNA报道了以色列在黎巴嫩南部不同地区的三次袭击。据NNA报道，一人死亡。美国广播公司新闻已经联系以色列国防军请求置评。
与此同时，黎巴嫩武装部队表示，两名士兵在黎巴嫩南部的以色列无人机袭击中受伤。
以色列国防军发言人Avichay Adraee还对黎巴嫩南部城市Nabatiyeh的居民发出了新的撤离警告，警告计划对该地区所谓的真主党目标采取“有力行动”。
以色列国防军在周二早上发给X的帖子中说，由于对以色列北部的火箭和无人机袭击，空中警报响起。
真主党还声称，周二凌晨，在黎巴嫩南部的哈达塔，一辆以色列坦克遭到导弹袭击。
军方称，2名黎巴嫩士兵被以色列无人机袭击受伤
黎巴嫩武装部队周二在给X的一份帖子中说，在黎巴嫩南部城市纳巴提亚附近的一条道路上，两名士兵“因被以色列敌对无人机瞄准而受轻伤”。
特朗普表示，他认为与伊朗的协议可能会在“下周”达成
唐纳德·特朗普总统告诉美国广播公司新闻，他认为他将与伊朗达成协议，延长停火并在“下周”重新开放霍尔木兹海峡
“看起来不错，看起来不错，”他在周一的电话交谈中告诉ABC新闻的首席华盛顿记者乔纳森·卡尔。
特朗普说:“今天出现了一点小故障，但我很快就扭转了局面，你可能早些时候就注意到了。”。
据总统称，问题在于伊朗人对以色列袭击黎巴嫩感到不安。
特朗普说:“所以，我和真主党谈了，我说不要开枪，我和比比(以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡)谈了，说不要开枪，他们都停止了互相射击。”。
特朗普表示，与伊朗达成和平协议可能“甚至比军事胜利更好”。
“这不是一件简单的事情，”他说。“你说的是一个真正的大国——他们——非常大的国家在做交易。巨大的敌意，真的。”
他继续说道，“所以这对他们来说不是一件容易的事情。从我们的立场来看，这其实也不容易。但我们正在得到我们需要的东西。”
至于何时完成并同意重新开放海峡的谅解备忘录，特朗普说，“我认为你在谈论下周。”
他说他还没有同意，因为“我还需要得到更多的分数。”
Iran live updates: US conducts strikes after Iranian missile attacks, CENTCOM says
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 talksin 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."
Second wave of Iranian drone attacks failed to hit targets: CENTCOM
An additional wave of Iranian drones "attempting to attack U.S. forces in Kuwait failed to impact intended targets" on Tuesday night, U.S. Central Command said in a social media statement.
"U.S. Central Command air defenses successfully downed multiple drones and ensured no American personnel or assets were harmed," the statement said.
US intercepts Iranian missiles, conducts strikes on Qeshm Island: CENTCOM
U.S. forces helped intercept Iranian missiles and conducted "self-defense" strikes on Qeshm Island, following "attempted attacks" by Iran in the Middle East on Tuesday, U.S. Central Command said.
"Iran launched several ballistic missiles toward regional neighbors; however, all failed to hit their intended targets," CENTCOM said in a statement.
Two missiles launched at Kuwait were unsuccessful, while three fired at Bahrain were intercepted by U.S. and Bahrain air defense forces, CENTCOM said.
U.S. forces also shot down multiple attack drones launched by Iran "toward civilian mariners that were rightfully transiting regional waters," CENTCOM said.
The self-defense strikes on Qeshm Island targeted an Iranian military ground control station, according to CENTCOM.
No U.S. personnel were harmed in the attacks, CENTCOM said.
Kuwait says it's defending against 'hostile' missile and drone attacks
The Kuwait Army said its air defenses are "currently confronting hostile missile and drone attacks."
It did not say from where the attacks originated.
The army told residents to follow instructions from authorities and that they may hear explosions due to air defenses intercepting the attacks.
CENTCOM says it disabled oil tanker headed for Iranian port
U.S. Central Command disabled an oil tanker that it said failed to comply with the U.S. naval blockade in the Arabian Gulf on Tuesday.
"A U.S. aircraft ultimately disabled the vessel by firing a Hellfire missile into the ship's engine room, preventing the tanker from reaching Iran," CENTCOM said in asocial media postthat included a video of the strike.
CENTCOM said the oil tanker was attempting to sail toward an Iranian port. It is the sixth commercial vessel disabled since the blockade took effect, the military said.
Trump says Iran talks continued into Tuesday, 'where they lead, one never knows'
President Donald Trump said talks with Iran continued Tuesday, but that "one never knows" where those talks will go.
"The conversations between us have been going on continuously, including four days ago, three days ago, two days ago, one day ago, and today," Trump posted on Truth Social. "Where they lead, one never knows, but as I told Iran, 'It’s time, one way or another, for you to make a Deal.'"
Mojtaba Khamenei seems to be 'increasingly engaging at some level' in negotiations with US
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that although the new Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen or heard from publicly, "there are indications out there that he is increasingly engaging at some level” in negotiations with the U.S.
Rubio added that all of his communications have been through writing and intermediaries.
Rubio said Iranian negotiators would often need “three to five days to get a response” from Iranian leadership.
"Now, some of it is logistical,” Rubio said. ‘They’re operating--probably using couriers and things of this nature. Part of it is internal fissures on exactly what they should agree to or not agree to.”
Rubio said there were also "communications issues within the regime as well,” saying that many tactical decisions were being made at the commander-level.
“You ultimately are negotiating with people who then have to negotiate within their own system to see what they're allowed to give and what they're allowed to agree to,” he said.
Rubio outlines nuclear commitments US wants of Iran
Secretary of State Marco Rubio provided more information on what the administration wants Iran to commit to in an initial agreement before moving into detailed nuclear negotiations while testifying before Congress on Tuesday.
“They have to commit to very specific negotiations on the disposition of the highly enriched uranium that still is buried deep in a mountain somewhere,” he said. “They have to agree on negotiating severe and long-term limitations and/or cancelation of enrichment activity in their country.”
Rubio said the details on these matters would need to be worked out in future talks, but to enter that phase Iran would “have to commit to their willingness to do that.”
"For example, they have to commit to say 'we will dispose of the enriched uranium.' And the question now is what are the mechanisms by which we do so? That can be negotiated,” he said.
Hezbollah says it agreed to a 'genuine and comprehensive' ceasefire but will respond to bombings of S. Lebanon
A senior Hezbollah leader said the group agreed to a "genuine and comprehensive" ceasefire but will respond to bombings of southern Lebanon by targeting locations deeper than the northern Israeli settlements.
Rubio says deal with Iran could happen today, tomorrow, or next week
Testifying before the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, Secretary of State Marco Rubio repeated the claim that Iran desired to build a nuclear weapon and was on the cusp of developing a shield of conventional arms that would allow it to pursue that goal.
"The president chose to act to deny them that point of immunity," Rubio said.
On the odds of an agreement to end the war, Rubio commented on the difficulties of the indirect negotiations, but still asserted a deal was possible.
“There is the prospect before us, which could happen today, it could happen tomorrow, it could happen next week,” he said.
Rubio said Iran had agreed to hold negotiations on its nuclear program.
"That is not a guarantee that ultimately it will lead to a deal that's acceptable to the Senate or acceptable to the American people, but we'll be able to engage them in a process to truly test the proposition of how far they're willing to go,” he said.
Israeli and Hezbollah forces continued their attacks on Tuesday despite President Donald Trump's claim that the warring sides had "stopped shooting each other" after his intervention to prevent escalation on Monday.
Lebanon's state-run news agency, NNA, reported three Israeli strikes in separate areas in southern Lebanon. One person was killed, NNA reported. ABC News has contacted the Israel Defense Forces to request comment.
The Lebanese Armed Forces, meanwhile, said two of its soldiers were wounded by an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon.
IDF spokesperson Avichay Adraee also issued new evacuation warnings for residents of the southern Lebanese city of Nabatiyeh, warning of planned "forceful action" against alleged Hezbollah targets in the area.
The IDF said in posts to X on Tuesday morning that air alert sirens sounded due to rocket and drone attacks toward northern Israel.
Hezbollah also claimed a missile attack on an Israeli tank in Hadatha in southern Lebanon in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
2 Lebanese soldiers injured by Israeli drone strike, army says
The Lebanese Armed Forces said in a post to X on Tuesday that two of its soldiers "sustained moderate injuries as a result of being targeted by a hostile Israeli drone" on a road near the southern Lebanese city of Nabatiyeh.
Trump says he thinks deal with Iran could happen 'over the next week'
President Donald Trump told ABC News he thinks he will have an agreement with Iran to extend the ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz "over the next week."
"Looking good, looking good," he told ABC News' chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl in a telephone conversation on Monday.
"There was a little glitch today, but I turned that one around very quickly, as you probably noticed earlier," Trump said.
The glitch, according to the president, was that the Iranians were upset about Israel's attacks on Lebanon.
"So, I spoke with Hezbollah, and I said no shooting, and I talked to Bibi [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu], and said, no shooting, and they both stopped shooting each other," Trump said.
Trump said a peace agreement with Iran could be "even better than a military victory."
"It's not a simple thing," he said. "You're talking about a real large country -- them -- very large country making a deal. Tremendous hostility, really."
He continued, "So it's not an easy thing for them. It's actually not easy from our standpoint either. But we're getting what we need to get."
As for when the memorandum of understanding to reopen the strait will be completed and agreed to, Trump said, "I think you're talking about over the next week."
He said he has not agreed to it yet because "I still have to get a few more points."
