Trump holds first cabinet meeting since start of war: During it, he said Iran was begging to make a deal and warned Tehran to follow through with a peace plan. Iran has repeatedly denied talks to end the war are taking place. Also at the meeting, the US's special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff confirmed that the US had sent a 15-point action list to Iran through the Pakistani government.

Nato: Trump earlier repeated his criticism of Nato allies, saying they have "done absolutely nothing to help with" the situation in Iran. At a news conference, Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte said the military alliance had "long recognised the threat Iran's missile programme poses" and praised the US for "degrading those capabilities".

Strait of Hormuz: Israel said it had killed the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy, Alireza Tangsiri, who was overseeing the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Re-opening the strait is said to be part of the US's peace plan. Earlier, an unnamed Iranian official told state media it was the country's "natural and legal right" to control the strait, one of the world's busiest oil shipping channels.

Strikes continue across Middle East: Photos show the aftermath of Iranian strikes in Israel and Israeli strikes in Lebanon. Israel has said it's launched a "wide-scale" wave of strikes against the city of Isfahan and "several" other areas. Elsewhere in the region, two people were killed by falling debris from an intercepted missile in Abu Dhabi in the UAE.

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One person has been killed after a missile attack on the Nahariya area in northern Israel, emergency service Magen David Adom says.

The medical service says 25 other people have been taken to hospital, with one man in his 50s suffering shrapnel injuries to his limbs.

It adds that 13 people are suffering mild blast and shrapnel injuries, and 11 people are said to be suffering from anxiety symptoms.

Israeli media is reporting that the missiles were fired from Lebanon, and further updates will be issued as required.

Jemma Crew
Business reporter

Oil prices have risen by more than 5% as the US and Iran give differing accounts over whether peace talks on the war are taking place.

The benchmark for Brent crude oil reached a peak of $108 a barrel on Thursday, and was hovering just under this level at 15.30 GMT. It had closed at $102 the previous day.

It comes after the US insisted talks about ending the war were continuing, while Iran said negotiations were not taking place. Meanwhile, attacks on Israel, Iran and Lebanon are ongoing.

The global financial group MUFG says the "conflicting signals" have "heightened uncertainty".

"Ongoing military escalation, including troops deployments and fresh strikes, alongside limited tanker movement under strict Iranian conditions, continues to strain global energy markets," its analyst Soojin Kim says.

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Germany's foreign minister says it is important for Nato countries to develop a "common position" with the US on Iran.

Johann Wadephul says the UK and France share his position ahead of planned talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a meeting of G7 foreign ministers near Paris on Friday, the Reuters news agency reports.

President Trump continues to criticise Nato countries' refusal to become involved in the conflict, while at the same time saying the US doesn't need them.

Earlier, the EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas accused Russia of helping Iran with intelligence to "target Americans, to kill Americans", and supporting them with drones in the Middle East, according to the AFP news agency.

She told reporters at the G7 meeting in France the Russia-Ukraine war and the US-Israel war with Iran "are very much interlinked", adding that if the United States wants to stop the war in the Middle East "they should also put the pressure on Russia".

Away from the White House, the Israeli military says in a post on Telegram that it is "striking Hezbollah infrastructure" in southern Lebanon.

We'll bring you more on this when we get it.

Trump continues his dual-track approach with Iranpublished at 15:35 GMT 26 March

15:35 GMT 26 March

Daniel Bush
Washington correspondent

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During that cabinet meeting (see our last few posts), Donald Trump again insisted that Iran should negotiate a deal to end the war while also warning that the US will keep “blowing them away” if Tehran doesn’t come to the negotiating table.

Trump’s remarks raised new questions about the state of indirect talks between the US and Iran.

The president insisted, as he has for days, that Iran wants to reach a deal to end the war. But Iranian officials have said the country isn’t negotiating with the US.

On Wednesday, Iran also dismissed a US peace plan that reportedly demanded the regime give up its nuclear programme and limit its ballistic missiles. At the cabinet meeting, Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy, confirmed that the US presented Iran with a 15-point peace plan. Witkoff didn’t offer details on the proposal.

Trump didn’t mention Iran’s initial rejection of the plan, or his decision to deploy ground troops to the Middle East - he simply argued the ball was in Iran’s court and warned the regime would face dire consequences if it doesn’t agree to a ceasefire.

“If they don’t, we’re their worst nightmare,” Trump said. “We’ll just keep blowing them away. Unimpeded, unstopped.”

Left unsaid was how the US plans to bring Iran to the negotiating table - or why a new wave of attacks will change Tehran’s calculus if nearly four weeks of war hasn’t.

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During the White House cabinet meeting, Trump's special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff confirms that the US has sent Iran a "15-point action list that forms the framework for a peace deal".

"This has been circulated through the Pakistani government," Witkoff says.

The document has been reported on for days, with outlets citing unnamed officials, but this is the first time the White House has publicly confirmed it was sent.

Witkoff says the US will "maintain confidentiality on the specific terms" of talks and "not negotiate through the news media".

He goes on, adding: "We will see where things lead, and if we can convince Iran that this is the inflection point with no good alternatives for them, other than more death and destruction. We have strong signs that this is a possibility".

The US president, still speaking at a White House cabinet meeting, repeats criticism he's made before of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

He says the UK offered to send aircraft carriers "three weeks" ago when the "war was already over". "I said, 'Oh that's wonderful. Thank you very much. Don't bother, we don't need it'."

Trump then says the UK aircraft carriers "aren't the best... they are toys compared to what we have".

On the Strait of Hormuz, the president says if the US and Iran can make "the right deal", the shipping channel will re-open.

Remember, you can watch Trump's remarks live at the top of the page.

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Trump says that since 28 February, when the war began, the US has been hitting Iran's military capability "at a level that few people have ever seen before".

He says the US has wiped out Iran's navy and air force "completely" and knocked out "close to 90%" of Iran's missile launchers, and "probably more than 90%" of the missiles themselves.

Trump continues, saying Iran is begging to make a deal. "They're great negotiators," he says. "Lousy fighters, but great negotiators."

• As a reminder: The US has said for days that it's holding talks on ending the war with Iran, but Tehran has denied these talks are talking place.

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The US president is now holding a cabinet meeting in the White House.

He's delivering remarks on the Iran war, which we'll bring you shortly.

For now, though, you can watch the remarks live at the top of the page.

Ghoncheh Habibiazad
Senior reporter, BBC Persian

While we wait to hear from the US president, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated Tasnim News Agency says Tehran has responded to the US’s reported 15-point peace plan and is now awaiting a response.

Citing an "informed official", Tasnim reports that Iran's conditions are:

• "Acts of aggression and assassination by the enemy must cease"
• "Objective conditions must be established to ensure that war will not recur"
• "Compensation and war reparations must be guaranteed and clearly determined"
• "An end to hostilities must be implemented on all fronts and for all resistance groups involved in the conflict across the region”, referring to Iran's allies and proxies in the region

The official is also reported to have told Tasnim that Iran’s exercise of sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz is the country's "natural and legal right".

We're expecting to hear from US President Donald Trump shortly. He's hosting a cabinet meeting at the White House.

We'll bring you any key details of what's discussed in relation to the Iran war - you'll also be able to watch live at the top of the page.

Adam Easton
Warsaw Correspondent

In our last post we said Germany was pushing through measures aimed at curbing surging fuel costs - now Polish PM Donald Tusk says his government will cut VAT and excise duty on fuel to shield drivers from rising prices caused by the war in the Middle East.

He says VAT on fuel would be cut from 23% to 8% and excise tax would fall to a minimum.

His government is also working on introducing a maximum retail fuel price, to be set daily, as well as a bill to introduce a windfall tax on energy companies benefiting from higher sales prices, Tusk says.

The price of diesel at the pump has risen by 45% since 25 February to 8.69 zlotys (£1.76) per litre and the price of regular petrol was up 25% during the same period.

Tusk says the government does not plan to impose any restrictions on fuel sales because stocks remain sufficient. The cabinet, he goes on, will hold an extraordinary meeting later to take decisions on lowering fuel prices.

Jessica Parker
Berlin correspondent

Here in Germany, lawmakers have approved initial measures aimed at curbing surging fuel costs as the Iran war pushes up prices.

It means petrol stations, for a time, will only be able to increase prices once a day, at noon.

The government says it will review the measures after six months.

The bill, which still needs to pass the upper house, will also make it easier for Germany’s competition regulator to combat excessive pricing.

It’s disputed whether the plans will really lead to lower prices at the pump, while there have also been industry warnings about rushing through major changes in competition law.

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A little earlier, we heard from Nato's chief Mark Rutte who was presenting his 2025 annual report at a news conference in Brussels.

Asked if the war in Iran is now a Nato issue, Rutte says the Nato alliance has "long recognised the threat Iran's missile programme poses to allies and their interests".

He says that what the US is doing is "degrading those capabilities, both the nuclear and the missiles".

Iran now has "capabilities increasingly dangerous for allies", Rutte says, adding that Nato defence systems have successfully intercepted ballistic missiles heading towards Turkey from Iran on three separate occasions.

His comments come after US President Donald Trump continued to criticise Nato countries and their response to the Iran war.

Ghoncheh Habibiazad
Senior reporter, BBC Persian

Iran is still under a government-imposed internet outage, but some residents are paying hefty prices to connect to the internet. I've been speaking to some of them, and asking what they plan to do after the war ends.

Some of them replied to my question with a question, saying that their answer depends on whether the Islamic Republic stays in power.

"Will the Islamic Republic still be in power in this scenario? If yes, I’ll start using all my options to get out of Iran. If no, I’ll wait and see what happens. I’ve got some ideas to maybe start a business," a Tehran-based man in his 30s says.

A woman in her 20s, also in Tehran, says: "The answer really depends on whether the Islamic Republic stays in power or not. If they go, I’ll go on a trip as a reward to myself. If they stay in power, I’ll try my best to get out of the country."

Others tell me they're missing the small things. "I really want the war to end. I’ll go to my favourite library. It’s closed because of the war. I don’t like studying at home," another woman in Tehran says.

"I’ll stay out until midnight and sit in a café. It might seem very basic, but I miss it. I miss going out at night in Tehran," a final woman in her 20s, in the Iranian capital, says.

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Benjamin Netanyahu says the killing of Iranian naval commander Alireza Tangsiri is "yet another example of the co-operation" between Israel and the US, as their war with Iran rages on.

In a video message in Hebrew, the Israeli prime minister says Israel continues to "forcefully strike" targets across Iran.

He also echoes earlier comments from Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz's that Tangsiri played a leading role in Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

"This man had a great deal of blood on his hands," Netanyahu says, adding: "This is yet another example of the co-operation between us and our friend, the United States, toward the common goal of achieving the objectives of the war."

Images we're seeing, so far, from Thursday show the aftermath of Iranian strikes in Israel and Israeli strikes in Lebanon.

You can see them below, with captions detailing where the strikes took place.

We're yet to see any pictures of Tehran, or other parts of Iran, today.

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Bernd Debusmann Jr
White House reporter

President Trump is set to hold a cabinet meeting later - at 10:00 local time (14:00 GMT) - the second this year and the 11th of his second presidential term.

It comes amid the ongoing US-Israeli war with Iran, with speculation continuing about a negotiated end to the conflict.

There've been mixed messages on those talks, with the White House insisting they're ongoing and Iran - at least publicly - denying they're taking place.

Trump's cabinet meetings are often long. They see the president go around the room and call on each cabinet member to briefly discuss their accomplishments, before taking questions from White House reporters - who will be jammed up against a wall on one side of the room.

Among those who'll be present is Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. He and Trump will almost certainly comment on the war, a topic which is likely to dominate the question-and-answer portion of the cabinet meeting.

Part of the meeting will be on-camera and you'll be able to watch it live at the top of this page.

Footage shows moment projectile hits parked car in Israeli citypublished at 12:25 GMT 26 March

12:25 GMT 26 March

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By Paul Brown and Thomas Gould

CCTV footage, geolocated by BBC Verify, shows a parked car in the Israeli city of Kafr Qasim being struck early on Thursday - the vehicle is launched into the air following the reported Iranian missile strike.

Shortly before the impact, two people can be seen leaving a car which was parked next to the one that was hit. They appear to enter a nearby house before the car is struck.

We verified the footage by matching the street seen with satellite imagery of the area.

Magen David Adom, the Israeli emergency service, said five people were injured by a bomblet from a cluster munition that struck the city which is about 20km (12 miles) north-east of Tel Aviv in central Israel.