Iran-US war latest: Tehran accuses Trump of ‘piracy’ after US forces seize tanker near Strait of Hormuz

Iran has resumed international flights from today, its civil aviation authority said.

The aviation body said it has approved the resumption of international flights from Mashhad International Airport in the northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi.

Iran is ensuring the safe passage of ships through the Strait ⁠of Hormuz under a new legal regime, the Vedomosti newspaper ⁠quoted Iran’s ​ambassador to ⁠Moscow as saying.

“Iran ensures safety of passage. Based on the security measures and ‌the legal regime ​of the Strait ‌of ⁠Hormuz, ships and vessels ⁠can pass through,” ambassador ⁠Kazem Jalali said.

Iran’s ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, has refuted claims that Moscow supplied intelligence to Tehran during the Middle East conflict.

He told the Vedomosti newspaper that the US and Israeli attacks on Iran “have failed”. “We are more united than before and we have an iron will,” he said.

Iran executed two men convicted of cooperating with Israel’s ⁠Mossad intelligence service and planning attacks inside the country, the judiciary’s news ⁠outlet ​Mizan reported.

Mizan said the ⁠two, identified as ​Mohammad ⁠Masoum Shahi ‌and Hamed Validi, were accused of belonging to ‌a spy ‌network linked to Mossad and had received ⁠training abroad, including in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.

They had been convicted on charges including “enmity against God” and cooperation with ‌hostile groups, and ​their death sentences ‌were upheld ⁠by the Supreme ⁠Court before being carried out, ‌Mizan ​reported.

When President Donald Trump learned that two American pilots had gone missing in Iran on Good Friday, he “screamed at aides for hours” and was then “kept out of the room” while his team was given minute-by-minute updates, according to a report.

An F-15 fighter jet was shot down over Iran on April 3, prompting a high-stakes rescue mission for the missing airmen. One crew member was swiftly rescued by U.S. forces after ejecting before the aircraft went down – but the second crew member spent more than 24 hours behind enemy lines before he was safely extracted.

Back in Washington, D.C., Trump’s fears about how the war was playing out “were ramping up,” according to The Wall Street Journal.

The Israeli military this morning has issued warnings to residents in ⁠southern Lebanon not to move south of ⁠a specified ​line of ⁠villages or approach ⁠areas near the ​Litani River, ⁠saying its ‌forces remain deployed in the ‌area during ‌a ceasefire due to what it ⁠described as continued Hezbollah activity.

In a statement, military spokesperson Avichay Adraee also urged civilians ‌not to return ​to ‌multiple border ⁠villages until further ⁠notice, citing security ‌risks.

Yvette Cooper has said that any talks between the US and Iran must result in toll-free passage for vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.

The foreign secretary said that proposals have been circulating from Tehran to introduce tolls on the crucial waterway once the conflict concludes.

Cooper was travelling to Japan on the final leg of a diplomatic mission ahead of the US-Iran ceasefire expiring on Tuesday.

Cooper said: “This is a critical diplomatic moment with the end of the ceasefire looming. Further talks on a lasting settlement are welcome – they must lead to a toll-free Strait of Hormuz.”

She added: “This argument is not just about the Strait of Hormuz, it is about the precedent this will set for freedom of navigation all over the world.”If the wrong precedent is set, it would be deeply damaging not just for the global economy, but for global security, and that is why it is an argument we must win.”

Iran has executed two individuals accused of involvement in a “spy network linked to Israel”, the Mizan news outlet reported this morning.