Updated on: Feb 28, 2026 1:15:30 PM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran on February 28, 2026.
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Sirens were also sounded in Jerusalem and people across the country received phone alerts about an “extremely serious” threat. The Israeli military said termed it a “proactive alert to prepare the public for the possibility of missiles being launched toward the state of Israel.”
The launch comes hours after US President Donald Trump said he was “not happy” with Iran talks and that a ‘big decision’ was to be made.
Oman’s foreign minister Badr Albusaidi, who is mediating the talks between Tehran and Washington, had said that a deal between the two sides is now within the reach.
“No nuclear weapons. Not ever. Zero stockpiling. Comprehensive verification. Peacefully and permanently. Let’s support the negotiators in closing the deal,” he said on X as he shared a clip of his interview with CBS News.
US President Donald Trump on Friday said that the US has a ‘big decision to make’ after talks between Washington and Tehran ended on Thursday without a definite conclusion. Trump’s remark comes as the deadline for Iran to reach a deal with the US on its nuclear programme is nearing its end in a few days. Nonetheless, the stalemate continues despite the progress in talks in Geneva that were held on Thursday.
“We have a big decision to make. You know that. Not easy. We have a very big decision to make. We have a country that’s been for 47 years blowing people’s legs off, arms off, and the face. They’ve been knocking out ships, killing people. Not only Americans, but lots of people,” Trump said.
Trump not happy with pace of talks
Trump also expressed disappointment with the progress of the talks, though he indicated he would give negotiators more time to reach a deal to avert another war in the Middle East.
“I’m not happy with the fact that they’re not willing to give us what we have to have. I’m not thrilled with that. We’ll see what happens. We’re talking later,” Trump said on Friday, the Associated Press reported.
“We’re not exactly happy with the way they’re negotiating. They cannot have nuclear weapons.”
While Trump is upset over the pace of talks and Iran’s response, Oman’s foreign minister Badr al-Busaidi, who has been mediating the talks, said that he felt a deal was within reach if the process could play out.
“If I was President Trump, my only advice is just to give those negotiators enough room, enough space to really close these remaining areas that we need to discuss and agree upon,” he said.
What is new in Iran-US confrontation
The latest talks between Washington and Tehran, mediated by Oman, were held in Geneva. The talks ended without a deal but Iran and Oman seemed upbeat about the progress of the talks.However, reports said that the US negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner weren’t as happy with the progress and left Geneva rather disappointed.Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi told state TV that the talks “made very good progress and entered into the elements of an agreement very seriously, both in the nuclear field and in the sanctions field”.Next round of talks will be held in Vienna next week as Trump’s deadline for Iran to reach a deal is nearing.Amid negotiations, the US military buildup in the Middle East remains intensified.
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Feb 28, 2026 1:13:32 PM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: Trump confirms US role in Iran strikes
Iran-US tensions live updates: US President Donald Trump has confirmed US role in Iran strikes after Israel hit Tehran on Saturday as he said that US has begun ‘major combat operations in Iran’
Feb 28, 2026 1:10:07 PM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: Major combat ops, says Trump
Iran-US tensions live updates: Following the strikes on Iran, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States had begun “major combat operations” in Iran. “Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime,” Trump said in a video shared on social media
Feb 28, 2026 1:08:37 PM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: Preemptive attack, says Israel
Iran-US tensions live updates: Israel’s defence minister Israel Katz said Israel had launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran on Saturday. US officials have said that Washington participated in the strikes.
Feb 28, 2026 1:07:25 PM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: Israel attacks Iran today
Iran-US tensions live updates: Seven missiles hit Tehran near the Presidential Palace and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s compound on Saturday, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported. However, officials have said that Khamenei was not in Tehran at the time of the attack as he has been moved out to a ‘secure location’.
Feb 28, 2026 12:58:28 PM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: Israel names attack on Iran as ‘Roar of the Lion’
Iran-US tensions live updates: As Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran on Saturday, the operation is being called ‘Roar of the Lion’, according to Israeli officials.
Feb 28, 2026 12:54:06 PM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: Iran shuts airspace, internet disrupted
Iran-US tensions live updates: Following the Israeli strikes on Tehran, Iran has shut its airspace, while the internet services have also been disrupted.
Feb 28, 2026 12:53:01 PM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: Iran under attack after weeks of threats from Trump
Iran-US tensions live updates: For weeks US intensified its military presence in Middle East with Trump threatening Iran with military action. On Friday, Trump said that a ‘big decision’ was to be made as he expressed frustration with the pace of talks between US and Iran. Next round of talks between the two sides was scheduled for next week in Vienna as Iran and Oman were pretty upbeat about the progress of the negotiations.
Feb 28, 2026 12:43:57 PM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: Ayatollah not in Tehran
Iran-US tensions live updates: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been moved out of Tehran to a secure location, Reuters reported, quoting officials. The first Israeli strike on Saturday reportedly hit Tehran near Ayatollah’s offices.
Feb 28, 2026 12:41:25 PM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: Israel attacks Iran with ‘US help’
Iran-US tensions live updates: The United States is participating in the strikes against Iran after Israel launched attack against Tehran on Saturday, a US official was quoted as saying by AP.
Feb 28, 2026 12:34:33 PM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: Israel shuts airspace
Iran-US tensions live updates: Israel has shut its airspace after launching an attack on Iran’s capital Tehran on Saturday.
Feb 28, 2026 12:19:04 PM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: Israel strikes Tehran near Supreme Leader’s offices
Iran-US tensions live updates: As Israel launched a daytime attack on Iran on Saturday, the Associated Press reported that the strike happened near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Feb 28, 2026 12:17:04 PM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: Schools shut in Israel, WFH orders issued
Iran-US tensions live updates: The Israeli military has said the schools across Israel have been shut and public has been asked to work from home as public gatherings have also been banned after it launched an attack on Tehran on Saturday.
Feb 28, 2026 12:10:28 PM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: Sirens sounded across Israel
Iran-US tensions live updates: As Israel launched attacks on Iran on Saturday, sirens were sounded across Israel at the same time, AP reported. The Israeli military said that the “proactive alert to prepare the public for the possibility of missiles being launched toward the state of Israel.”
Feb 28, 2026 12:08:42 PM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: Israel launches attack on Iran
Iran-US tensions live updates: Israel on Saturday said it launched attacks on Iran, Israel’s defence minister Israel Katz confirmed.
Feb 28, 2026 12:07:31 PM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: Multiple explosions heard in Tehran
Iran-US tensions live updates: Multiple explosions were heard in Tehran on Saturday amid rising tensions with the US.
Feb 28, 2026 11:57:00 AM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: Trump is ‘not happy’ with the talks. Here is why
Iran-US tensions live updates: Following the inconclusive Geneva talks between US and Iran, Trump has said he is ‘not happy’.
“I’m not happy with the fact that they’re not willing to give us what we have to have. I’m not thrilled with that. We’ll see what happens. We’re talking later. We’re not exactly happy with the way they’re negotiating. They cannot have nuclear weapons,” he said.
Feb 28, 2026 11:34:54 AM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: We have a big decision to make, says Trump | WATCH
Iran-US tensions live updates: Amid heavy US military buildup in the Middle East and US’s disappointment with Iran talks, President Trump on Friday said that ‘a big decision’ has to be made. “We have a big decision to make that’s not easy. I’d rather do it the peaceful way, but I want to tell you that these are very dangerous and difficult people,” he said.
Feb 28, 2026 11:16:07 AM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: Agreement between the US and Iran is now within reach, says mediator Oman
Iran-US tensions live updates: Oman’s foreign minister Badr Albusaidi has said that a deal between Iran and the US is now within the reach. “No nuclear weapons. Not ever. Zero stockpiling. Comprehensive verification. Peacefully and permanently. Let’s support the negotiators in closing the deal,” he said as he shared a clip of his interview with CBS News.
Feb 28, 2026 10:41:08 AM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: Oman promotes ‘breakthrough’ to avert escalation amid Trump’s frustration with Iran
Iran-US tensions live updates: US President Donald Trump is reportedly frustrated with Iran’s stance in nuclear negotiations. However, mediator Oman has promoted a “breakthrough” to avert any military escalation, presenting a rosier picture of the talks.
“If the ultimate objective is to ensure forever that Iran cannot have a nuclear bomb, I think we have cracked that problem through these negotiations by agreeing a very important breakthrough that has never been achieved any time before,” Oman’s foreign minister, Badr Albusaidi told CBS News program “Face the Nation”.
Feb 28, 2026 10:16:16 AM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: Trump wants Iran to have ‘no enrichment’
Iran-US tensions live updates: Donald Trump has said that he wants Iran to have “no enrichment” at all of uranium that could go toward a nuclear bomb, though Iran has maintained that its nuclear prgramme is civillian in nature.
Feb 28, 2026 9:41:27 AM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: Trump ‘not thrilled’ with negotiations
Iran-US tensions live updates: Even as mediator Oman sees a breakthrough of stalemate between US and Iran, Trump isn’t impressed the way things have panned out in negotiations, saying that Iran was “not willing to give us what we have to have.” “We’re not exactly happy with the way they negotiated. They cannot have nuclear weapons, and we’re not thrilled with the way they’re negotiating,” Trump told reporters.
via AFP
Feb 28, 2026 9:12:16 AM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: Canada relocating some diplomatic staff from Tel Aviv
Iran-US tensions live updates: As threat of US strikes on Iran looms, Canada has said it is relocating non-essential diplomatic staff and their dependents out of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv.
“Global Affairs Canada has made the decision to temporarily relocate non-essential employees and dependents from Tel Aviv,” the Canadian government said in a statement, AFP reported.
“Canadian staff and their dependents in Lebanon and Palestine remain in place, and our missions continue to operate normally,” said the statement, which also urged Canadians in Iran to “leave now if they can do so safely.”
Feb 28, 2026 8:39:09 AM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: Marco Rubio designates Iran as ‘State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention’
Iran-US tensions live updates: Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday said that designated Iran as a State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention. “For decades the Iranian regime has cruelly detained innocent Americans and citizens of other nations to use as political leverage. Iran must end this abhorrent practice and immediately free all unjustly detained Americans,” he wrote on X.
Feb 28, 2026 8:32:10 AM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: They’re very difficult people: Trump on Iran
Iran-US tensions live updates: US President Donald Trump dubbed Iran’s clerical regime as ‘very difficult people’ as he said that he would prefer to resolve the confrontation ‘the peaceful way’.
“We hit them real hard, as you know, with those beautiful B2 bombers, and recently knocked out their nuclear capability. But I’d rather do it the peaceful way, but they’re very difficult people. I want to tell you that they’re very dangerous people, very difficult people,” he said.
Feb 28, 2026 8:11:47 AM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: ‘A big decision to make’, says Trump
Iran-US tensions live updates: Trump has said that the US has ‘a big decision to make’ as he accused Iran’s clerical regime of human rights violations and acts of terrorism.
“We have a very big decision to make. We have a country that’s been for 47 years blowing people’s legs off, arms off, and the face. They’ve been knocking out ships, killing people. Not only Americans, but lots of people,” he said.
Feb 28, 2026 7:43:00 AM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: Mediator Oman’s advice for Trump
Iran-US tensions live updates: Oman’s foreign minister Badr al-Busaidi said on CBS’s Face the Nation that he felt a deal was within reach if the process could play out.
“If I was President Trump, my only advice is just to give those negotiators enough room, enough space to really close these remaining areas that we need to discuss and agree upon,” he said.
Feb 28, 2026 7:41:20 AM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: Will negotiators get more time? What Trump said
Iran-US tensions live updates: Trump said Friday he’s “not happy” with the latest talks over Iran’s nuclear programme.
“I’m not happy with the fact that they’re not willing to give us what we have to have. I’m not thrilled with that. We’ll see what happens. We’re talking later,” Trump told reporters as he left the White House on Friday. “We’re not exactly happy with the way they’re negotiating. They cannot have nuclear weapons.”
Via AP
Feb 28, 2026 7:28:12 AM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: What is new in Tehran, Washington confrontation
Iran-US tensions live updates: The latest talks between Washington and Tehran, mediated by Oman, were held in Geneva. The talks ended without a deal but Iran and Oman seemed upbeat about the progress of the talks. However, reports said that the US negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner weren’t as happy with the progress and left Geneva rather disappointed.
Feb 28, 2026 7:19:47 AM IST
Iran-US tensions live updates: Trump ‘not happy’ with talks
Iran-US tensions live updates: US President Donald Trump has expressed disappointment with the latest talks over Iran’s nuclear programme but indicated he would give negotiators more time to reach a deal to avert another war in the Middle East.
“I’m not happy with the fact that they’re not willing to give us what we have to have. I’m not thrilled with that. We’ll see what happens. We’re talking later,” Trump said on Friday, the Associated Press reported.
“We’re not exactly happy with the way they’re negotiating. They cannot have nuclear weapons.”
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