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Iran live updates: Nearly 400 US service members wounded in war, official says

PHOTO: Two U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers conducted operations in the Strait of Hormuz as U.S. Central Command forces began setting conditions for clearing mines,  April 11, 2026.
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US proposes 20-year minimum suspension on Iranian uranium enrichment: Source
By David Brennan, Meredith Deliso
Last Updated: April 15, 2026, 1:59 AM

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.

But subsequent U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan failed to reach a peace deal. Trump said that Iran's nuclear program was the key sticking point, and said the U.S. would respond with a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz starting at 10 a.m. ET on Monday.

Israel, meanwhile, has continued ground operations and intense strikes in Lebanon, where it is engaged with the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he supported the ceasefire with Iran, but that Lebanon was not covered by the agreement, despite Iranian protests.

Key Headlines

  • Trump says in interview he views war with Iran as 'very close to over'
  • Iran president says 'lack of US will' prevented Islamabad deal
  • US-sanctioned tankers pass Strait of Hormuz, tracking data suggests
  • Xi says world cannot regress to 'law of the jungle'
  • China says US Strait of Hormuz blockade 'dangerous and irresponsible'
  • US proposes 20-year minimum suspension on Iranian uranium enrichment: Source
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Apr 15, 2026 1:59 AM

Trump says in interview he views war with Iran as 'very close to over'

President Donald Trump said that he viewed the war with Iran as "very close to over" in an interview with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on Tuesday afternoon.

"I think it's close to over. Yeah. I mean, I view it as very close to over," Trump told Fox News's Maria Bartiromo when asked whether or not the war was over.

The president also claimed that it would take Iran two decades to rebuild if the U.S. pulled out right now.

"If I pulled up stakes right now, it would take them 20 years to rebuild that country. And we're not finished, but we'll see what happens. I think they want to make a deal very badly," Trump said.

-ABC News' Nicholas Kerr


Apr 14, 2026 11:54 PM

Vance says 'mistrust' between Iran and US cannot be solved overnight

After being unable to secure a deal with Iran, Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday that there is a lot of mistrust between the U.S. and Tehran that cannot be solved "overnight," but that he does feel good about where things currently stand.

"We had never had a meeting like that, where you have, you know, the person who's effectively running the country in Iran sitting across from the vice president of the United States, that had never happened," Vance said during a Turning Point USA college event in Athens, Georgia.

PHOTO: Vance Turning Point
Erik S. Lesser/AP
Vice President JD Vance speaks at a Turning Point USA tour stop at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga., Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
Erik S. Lesser/AP

"After 49 years, there's a lot of, of course, mistrust between Iran and the United States of America. You're not going to solve that problem overnight. But yeah, I think the people we're sitting across from wanted to make a deal, and I know the president of the United States told us to go out there and negotiate in good faith. That's what we did. That's what we're going to keep on doing," Vance continued.

Vance says he feels "very good about where we are."

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie


Apr 14, 2026 8:28 PM

Over 2,100 killed in Lebanon: Health ministry

At least 35 people were killed and another 159 wounded in Lebanon on Tuesday, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.

The death toll in Lebanon now stands at 2,124, and 6,921 people have been injured since March 2, according to the ministry.

PHOTO: Israeli soldiers stand among destroyed buildings in southern Lebanon, near the Israel-Lebanon border, as seen from the Israeli side of the border in northern Israel, April 14, 2026.
Florion Goga/Reuters
Israeli soldiers stand among destroyed buildings in southern Lebanon, near the Israel-Lebanon border, as seen from the Israeli side of the border in northern Israel, April 14, 2026.
Florion Goga/Reuters


Apr 14, 2026 8:09 PM

Sanctions on Iranian oil at sea will resume Sunday: Treasury

The Treasury Department confirmed Tuesday that it would not renew the short-term authorization license waiving U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil already at sea. The sanctions will go back into effect on Sunday at 12:01 a.m. ET.

In a post on social media, the Treasury Department said that it was "moving aggressively with Economic Fury" to apply pressure to Iran and put financial institutions "on notice" that the department is prepared to implement secondary sanctions against foreign financial institutions doing business with Iran.

The sanctions were temporarily lifted as part of the administration's larger effort to increase supply and help drive global oil prices down. The U.S. also provided a waiver for Russian oil at sea to be temporarily unsanctioned amid the war. That license expired on April 11.

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart and Nicholas Kerr


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