Iran-US War Live Updates: A new Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 83% of Americans believe the Iran war will continue for an extended period, up from 80% earlier this month. Only 31% of Americans surveyed said they support US military action against Iran, down from 34% earlier this month and 37% in March. The conflict has also pushed US gasoline prices more than $1 per gallon above their pre-war level, adding to economic pressure on the Trump administration.

Iran-US War Live Updates: Global stocks rose and oil prices fell on Tuesday after the US announced new sanctions against Iran, with investors viewing the measures as less severe than expected. Brent crude fell around 3% to below $90 a barrel, while major European stock markets gained. Investors interpreted the lack of immediate, sweeping sanctions against Iran’s trading partners as reducing the chances of renewed military escalation after six months of war. The Strait of Hormuz remains a major focus, however, with efforts to reopen the waterway stalled and neither Washington nor Tehran showing signs of backing down.

Iran-US War Live Updates: The vast majority of the vessels on Iran’s blacklist are commodity carriers that have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since early March, according to AFP’s analysis of Kpler data. Of the 45 vessels named by the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, 39 have transited the waterway at least once since the beginning of March, with some making the journey as many as 12 times. At least one-third of the vessels on the list are owned by companies based in the United Arab Emirates, while other ships could be added if they conduct transfers with vessels already blacklisted by Iran.

Iran-US War Live Updates: At least 14 of the 45 vessels Iran has threatened with future restrictions for violating its Strait of Hormuz transit rules have already been involved in attacks around the strategic waterway, according to an AFP data analysis. The Persian Gulf Strait Authority, established by Iran in May, published the list of 45 vessels on Sunday, warning of possible fines, seizures or confiscations during their next passage. The International Maritime Organisation confirmed incidents involving at least 14 of the vessels, while Britain’s maritime security agency UKMTO classified all of those incidents as attacks without identifying those responsible.

Iran-US War Live Updates: US President Donald Trump has demanded an immediate halt to executions in Iran of people allegedly involved in mass protests earlier this year. Calling the situation a “humanitarian crisis of epic proportions”, Trump said Iran was executing protesters even when they were no longer protesting. He also accused Tehran of failing to pay large sections of its military while continuing the executions. It was not immediately clear what prompted Trump’s latest statement. At least three more people have been executed in Iran this month on charges linked to the protests.

Iran-US War Live Updates: The US State Department is preparing to return diplomats to embassies in West Asia that were evacuated before and during the war with Iran, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing an internal State Department document.

Iran-US War Live Updates: US ‌public approval of the war with Iran fell to its lowest level since the conflict’s early days, helping to hold President Donald Trump’s popularity at a record low, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Iranian police chief Ahmadreza Radan said the US is seeking to create “chaos” in the country as a way to advance its interests. The statement came after Washington’s announcement of fresh economic sanctions against Iran, according to the IRNAnews agency.

Support in the United States for the war on Iran has fallen yet again as President Donald Trump’s approval remains at a record low, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed.

The armed forces of Yemen’s internationally recognised government have posted videos of drone attacks against the Iran-backed Houthis, showing attacks conducted by forces in its sixth and seventh military regions against “Houthi militia groupings” and “Houthi-controlled positions”.

While the attack in one video was said to be in Hilan, the locations of the two other attacks were not specified.

Iran has released, for the first time, rare footage of its Supreme Leader Mojtaba Ali Khamenei presiding over a religious academic study session. In the video, the 56-year-old leader is seen listening to a student present a thesis and offering an assessment of the work.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has offered to facilitate the transport of fertiliser that has been hampered by the disruption of shipping through the crucial Strait of Hormuz in the wake of the war in West Asia, according to Al Jazeera.

An oil tanker was struck and disabled by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman, causing damage but no casualties, a British maritime agency said early Tuesday.

“The Master of an oil tanker reports the vessel has been struck by an unknown projectile causing damage to the engine room and disabling the vessel,” with the crew reported as safe, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said.

US President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir last week, before Munir’s Tehran visit on Monday. A source familiar with the conversation confirmed to CNN that Trump spoke with Munir last week and discussed Iran with the Pakistani Army chief.

Iranian Economy Minister Ali Madanizadeh predicted on Monday “another defeat” for the United States, saying the Islamic republic had a “two-year plan” to counter Washington’s new sanctions.

“They have done everything they could to test the determination of the Iranian people and the country’s officials, but they have failed every time. It seems they wished to suffer yet another defeat,” Madanizadeh told state television.

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday announced a sweeping new economic pressure campaign against Iran, warning that countries and entities helping Tehran launder money could be cut off from the US dollar system.

“Any entity that facilitates money laundering on behalf of Iran will be removed from the US dollar system. The clock just started ticking,” Bessent told reporters at a press conference.

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