US Iran War Ceasefire News Live Updates: Iranian air defence sounds alarm in parts of Tehran

By CNBCTV18.COM |  May 1, 2026 7:35 AM IST (Updated)

US Iran War Ceasefire News Live Updates: While the effective ceasefire remains in place, the uncertainty around what it means has only burgeoned. In the most recent development from this West Asian conflict, Iranian defence forces reportedly sounded an alarm and claimed that the defence systems engaged with projectiles over Tehran.

Exchanges of military actions continue in Lebanon, as Israel fails to adhere to the peace despite the ceasefire.

Meanwhile, according to US President Donald Trump, Tehran should “just give up” because Washington’s embargo of Iranian ports is working.

Iranian military officials stated that their current caution was “intended to give diplomacy a chance,” while Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, MB Ghalibaf, criticised the US pressure campaign.

Global oil prices have surpassed $120 per barrel due to the Strait of Hormuz impasse, with US fuel costs hitting a four-year high.

According to Al Jazeera, activists on an aid flotilla headed for Gaza claimed Israeli soldiers had started stopping ships.

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