Iran live updates: Trump to hold national security meeting Monday, officials say

DAVID BRENNAN, EMILY SHAPIRO, LEAH SARNOFF, NADINE EL-BAWAB, MEREDITH DELISO and JON HAWORTH... See moreMon, April 27, 2026 at 8:00 AM UTC

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President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.

Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire, initial U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan earlier this month failed to reach a peace deal.

Trump later announced the open-ended extension of the ceasefire and the continuation of the blockade until Iran's proposal is submitted and discussions are concluded "one way or the other."

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Apr 27, 3:59 AM14 people killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Sunday, ministry says

At least 14 people -- among them two children -- were killed by Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon on Sunday, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, despite a ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia.Also on Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces reported that an Israeli soldier had been killed in combat in Lebanon.

Afp Stringer/AFP via Getty Images - PHOTO: Smoke rises from targeted areas in the town of Arnoun, in Lebanon's Nabatieh province following an airstrike, on April 26, 2026.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Hezbollah of undermining the ceasefire. The group has fired into northern Israel on several occasions, with authorities there now reviewing Home Front security guidelines for citizens.Earlier on Sunday, the IDF said it intercepted a projectile fired towards Israeli soldiers positioned in southern Lebanon. The IDF said it was striking Hezbollah infrastructure in Sunday's attacks.-ABC News' Ghazi Balkiz, Jordana Miller and Guy Davies

Apr 27, 3:29 AMTrump to hold national security meeting Monday on Iran, officials say

President Donald Trump is expected to hold a meeting with key members of his national security team concerning the situation in Iran on Monday, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the plans.The anticipated meeting comes as the Trump administration has grown increasingly bullish on the impact of its ongoing naval blockade of Iran's ports and increasingly skeptical that talks with Iran's current negotiators can yield the desired results, one of the officials said.The official added that while Iran has proposed new terms for a deal to more permanently resolve the conflict between the countries over the weekend, those terms still appear to fall well short of the administration's red lines.

Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images - PHOTO: A banner reading "Martyr Ayatollah Ali Khamenei" is displayed along the walkway at Chitgar Lake, an artificial recreational lake and park in northwestern Tehran on April 26, 2026.

-ABC News' Shannon K. Kingston

Apr 26, 5:01 PMIranian foreign minister Araghchi to meet with Putin, official says

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg during his scheduled trip to Russia Monday, according to Iran’s ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali."In continuation of the diplomatic jihad to advance the country's interests and amid external threats, the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran will meet with the President of Russia during his trip to St. Petersburg," Jalali said in a post on X Sunday afternoon.It was a busy weekend for Araghchi, who traveled to Oman once and Pakistan twice before heading to Russia Sunday evening.Iran’s semi-official news agencies Fars and ISNA reported that Tehran conveyed written messages to the U.S. via Pakistani mediators, letters that addressed some of Iran’s “red lines,” including issues related to its nuclear program and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.-ABC News' Claire Bower

Apr 26, 2:33 PMIranian Foreign Minister Araghchi departs Islamabad for Russia

Iran’s main news agency IRNA reports that the country’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, departed Islamabad, Pakistan, late Sunday for Moscow, where he’ll discuss regional developments and bilateral Iran-Russia relations with senior Russian officials. Iran’s Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali also posted on Telegram that Araghchi hopes to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit Monday. -ABC News' Claire Bower and Anna Sergeeva

Apr 26, 1:02 PMIran's foreign minister sends message to US about 'red lines,' Iranian media says

Iranian media reports that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has conveyed written messages to the United States via Pakistan during his recent regional tour.

According to Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency, the messages outline Tehran’s “red lines” in peace negotiations, including issues related to its nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz.

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Fars added that the exchange of messages does not constitute negotiations but is an “initiative” by Iran to clarify the situation in the region and the country’s red lines.

Iranian Foreign Ministry via AFP via Getty Images - PHOTO: This handout photo released by the Iranian foreign ministry shows Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (L) meeting his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi upon his arrival in Islamabad , on April 24, 2026.

Meanwhile, the semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported that Araghchi has returned to Islamabad to continue consultations with Pakistani officials, and that the visit is not related to nuclear talks.

Tasnim said conveying Iran’s conditions for ending the war to Pakistan, the government of which is acting as a mediator, is one of the “key objectives” of the trip.

Araghchi would discuss the legal status of the Strait of Hormuz, compensation, guarantees against further military action, and the lifting of the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, according to Tasnim.

-ABC News' Maryam Rahimi

Apr 26, 11:01 AMIran’s foreign minister returns to Pakistan as peace efforts continue

Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, arrived in Islamabad Sunday following talks with Oman’s sultan in Muscat as regional diplomatic efforts to end the war continue, according to Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency. Araghchi first arrived in Islamabad on Friday evening and met with Pakistan’s prime minister, foreign minister and army chief, in what Iranian media described as an effort to convey Tehran’s position on the conflict. Tasnim also reported that Araghchi held phone calls with his Qatari and Saudi counterparts to discuss developments surrounding the ceasefire and ongoing diplomatic efforts related to the conflict between Iran and the U.S. Oman has for years acted as a back channel for different negotiations between Tehran and Washington. Since the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran began on February 28, Iran has launched strikes against several countries in the region, including Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Both countries are influential Arab states with close ties to the U.S., despite not being direct parties to the conflict. -ABC News' Maryam Rahimi

Apr 26, 7:46 AMIDF orders evacuation of 7 Lebanese villages north of Litani River

Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Avichay Adraee on Sunday ordered the residents of seven Lebanese villages to the north of the Litani River to evacuate, saying the IDF was planning to "act forcefully" against alleged Hezbollah targets in the area."Anyone present near Hezbollah elements, their facilities, or their combat means is endangering their life," Adraee wrote.

-/AFP via Getty Images - PHOTO: Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in Zawtar El Charqiyeh town of the southern Lebanon, on April 26, 2026.

Apr 26, 3:33 AMIranian FM expected to return to Islamabad, travel to Russia

Iranian state media reported Saturday night that Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was returning to Islamabad, Pakistan, from Muscat, Oman following meetings in Pakistan earlier on Saturday.IRNA, Iran's official news agency, said in a Telegram post that Araghchi was scheduled to revisit Islamabad after completing his trip to Oman and before heading to Russia.

Seyed Abbas Araghchi Via Telegra/via Reuters - PHOTO: Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir welcome Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi upon his arrival in Islamabad, Pakistan, in an image released on April 25, 2026.

IRNA also reported that part of Araghchi's delegation returned to Tehran from Islamabad on Saturday "to consult and obtain the necessary instructions on issues related to ending the war."The delegation members are scheduled to rejoin Araghchi in Islamabad on Sunday night, IRNA reported.-ABC News' Rashid Haddou and Claire Bower

Apr 26, 2:32 AMNetanyahu orders IDF to 'vigorously attack' Hezbollah in Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the Israel Defense Forces to "vigorously attack Hezbollah targets in Lebanon," according to a statement published by the prime minister's office announced on Saturday evening.The order came amid a fragile temporary ceasefire between the two sides that has been in place since April 16. Israeli and Hezbollah attacks have continued despite the ceasefire, which President Donald Trump said on Thursday had been extended by three additional weeks.

Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images - PHOTO: This photograph taken from the northern Israel shows Israeli tanks and military vehicles driving along the road between destroyed houses in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel, on April 25, 2026.

-ABC News' Morgan Winsor

Apr 25, 3:18 PMTrump says Iran sent new peace offerPresident Donald Trump claimed that about ten minutes after he announced the cancellation of Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s trip to Pakistan for diplomatic talks on Saturday morning, Iran sent over a fresh peace offer that was “much better” than what they would have gone into the meeting working with. When asked by reporters what changed since Friday, the president responded, “Nothing."

Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim via WANA via Reuters - PHOTO: The Epaminondas ship is seen during seizure by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, in this image obtained by Reuters on April 24, 2026.

"It's just that they gave us a paper that should have been better. And interestingly, immediately, when I canceled it, within ten minutes, we got a new paper that was much better,” Trump added. The president suggested that the U.S. communicated again with Iran his red line that the regime could not have any nuclear weapons. -ABC News' Isabella Murray

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