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Iran War Live Updates: US and Iran have reportedly agreed to suspend attacks on each other and will hold talks in Qatar on Tuesday as both sides seek to ease tensions over Hormuz.

Iranian strikes caused wider damage to US bases than disclosed, prompting a Pentagon review of its Middle East footprint amid continuing regional tensions, a report has claimed.

US Central Command launched strikes from Tampa, Florida, saying the operation was carried out at the direction of President Donald Trump.

Pakistan's Minister for Petroleum, Ali Pervaiz Malik, said the government was examining the possibility after oil markets stabilised following the end of direct hostilities in the Gulf.

US strikes on Iranian targets intensified tensions after CENTCOM released strike footage and President Trump warned Iran over alleged ceasefire agreement violations.

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei slammed American and Israeli leaders for boasting of crimes committed against Iran and urged for pursuing legal cases in international and domestic courts against the deaths in Iran due to the conflict.

According to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the US attacks showed that the President Donald Trump-led administration lacks credibility, alleging that "treachery is part of the essence of this regime."

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the agreement signed between Tehran and Washington required fighting to stop across the region, including in Lebanon.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth appeared before Congress at a pair of hour-long hearings this week for the first time since the Trump administration went to war against Iran, with the Pentagon chief facing tough questions from sceptical Democrats. Hegseth seemed to emerge with solid Republican support over his leadership and handling of the war. But a few GOP lawmakers questioned his dismissal of a top Army general, while some sought assurances that the Pentagon is doing everything possible to prevent civilian deaths.

Araghchi urged all parties to respect the signed MoU, saying any attempt to introduce alternative transit arrangements would complicate the situation.