South Korean activists and lawmakers hold signs during a press conference denouncing the U.S. and Israel attacks on Iran outside the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, March 24. AP/PTI
LIVE: Trump administration offers 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran
The ceasefire plan was submitted to Iran by intermediaries from Pakistan, who have offered to host renewed negotiations between Washington and Tehran
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- 25 March 2026 8:44 AM IST
Sleeper bus overturns in Delhi; 2 dead, 23 injured
Two passengers were killed and at least 23 others injured after a sleeper bus overturned near Delhi's Karol Bagh area in the early hours of Wednesday (March 25), an official of the Delhi Fire Services said.
A call regarding the accident was received at 1.10 am, following which two fire service vehicles were rushed to the spot and rescue operations were initiated promptly, the official said.
The bus had arrived in Delhi from Jaipur, the official said.
The injured were shifted to different hospitals for treatment, the official said.
Further details are awaited. - 25 March 2026 8:19 AM IST
Trump administration offers 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran
The Trump administration has offered a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran, according to a person briefed on the contours of the plan but who was not authorised to speak publicly about it.
The ceasefire plan was submitted to Iran by intermediaries from Pakistan, who have offered to host renewed negotiations between Washington and Tehran. The proposal comes as the US military is preparing to call up at least 1,000 more troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to supplement some 50,000 troops already in the region.
The New York Times reported earlier Tuesday that the 15-point plan had been delivered to Iranian officials.
The Pentagon is also in the process of deploying a pair of Marine Expeditionary Units that will add about 5,000 Marines and thousands of sailors to the region.
Israeli officials, who have been advocating for Trump to continue the war against Iran, were taken by surprise by the US administration's submission of a ceasefire plan, the person said.
But with the US taking steps to send additional soldiers and Marines to the Mideast, the move is being framed as Trump maneuvering to give himself “max flexibility” on what he will do next, the person added.
The White House did not respond to requests for comment. AP
- 25 March 2026 7:19 AM IST
US to send around 1,000 troops from 82nd Airborne Division to Middle East
The American military is preparing to deploy around 1,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, a person with knowledge of the plans told The Associated Press (AP).
The troops are to be sent in the coming days, the person said.
The unit is considered the Army's emergency response force and can typically be deployed on short notice. The force would include a battalion of the 1st Brigade Combat Team as well as Maj. Gen. Brandon Tegtmeier, the division's commander, and division staff, according to the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military plans.
It's the latest addition of American troops after US officials last week said thousands of Marines aboard several Navy ships will be heading to the region.
While the Marine units are trained in missions that include supporting US embassies, evacuating civilians and disaster relief, the soldiers of 82nd Airborne are trained to parachute into hostile or contested territory to secure key territory and airfields.
The New York Times earlier reported that the deployment was being considered. AP
- 25 March 2026 6:45 AM IST
Trump: War against Iran 'has been won'
US President Donald Trump asserted that the war against Iran has been won.
“I don't like to say this. We've won this. This war has been won... It's like we're not winning a war where they have no Navy and they have no Air Force and they have no nothing. And we literally have planes flying over Tehran and other parts of their country. They can't do a thing about it,” Trump said.
- 25 March 2026 6:45 AM IST
Iran agreed not to have nuclear weapon, sent big present to US: Trump
US President Donald Trump said Iran agreed never to have a nuclear weapon and sent a “significant prize” related to the Strait of Hormuz even as he declared victory in the three-week war.
Speaking to reporters at the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump claimed Iran was keen to “make a deal” and indicated that Vice President J D Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special envoy on Middle East Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were leading the negotiations.
The President said that the current Iranian leadership had already undergone significant changes.
“It’s what we really have, regime change. You know, this is a change in the regime because the leaders are all very different from the ones that we started off with that created all those problems,” he said.
Earlier, Trump endorsed a social media post by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on facilitating the talks between Iran and the US. Sharif also offered to host the talks for a comprehensive settlement of the ongoing conflict.
“I don't want to say in advance, but they've agreed they will never have a nuclear weapon,” Trump told reporters after the swearing in ceremony of Markwayne Mullin as the new secretary for Department of Homeland Security.
Trump said the Iranian leadership gave the US a "significant prize" related to the Strait of Hormuz and the flow of oil.
“They are going to make a deal. They did something yesterday that was amazing, actually. They gave us a present. And the present arrived today. It was a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money,” the US President said.
“I am not going to tell you what that present is, but it was a very significant prize. And they gave it to us,” he said.
“So that meant one thing to me, we're dealing with the right people. No, it wasn't nuclear weapons. It was oil and gas related,” Trump said.
He said the US obliterated Iran’s nuclear potential, which could have been used against American allies in the Middle East.
“We obliterated it. Just obliterated their nuclear potential. You would have had them having two weeks after that attack, had we not made the attack (using B-2 bombers). They would have had a nuclear weapon. They would have absolutely used it. And they would have used it on the entire Middle East, including Israel,” Trump said.
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said never in history has a modern military been so rapidly and historically obliterated, defeated from day one.
“Never in history has a modern military, Iran had a modern military, a modern Navy, a modern Air Force, modern air defences, leadership, massive bunker. Never has a modern military been so rapidly and historically obliterated, defeated from day one with overwhelming firepower,” Hegseth said.
- 25 March 2026 6:42 AM IST
Iran fires dozen missile salvos at Israel as Trump insists talks are progressing
US President Donald Trump says the United States is in talks with Tehran to end the war, even as both sides kept up intense barrages and Iran denied negotiations were underway.
The Islamic Republic fired a dozen missile salvos at Israel on Tuesday and rocket attacks by Lebanese militants killed a woman — the first death in Israel by fire from Lebanon during the war.
Israel said it carried out an extensive series of strikes on Iranian “production sites” without providing details.
Although the volume of Iranian missiles fired at Israel has decreased, Tehran has kept up and indeed increased the pace of its launches, sending millions of Israelis into shelters multiple times a day. Recent failed interceptions have caused deaths and injuries.
Trump has delayed his self-imposed deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The near-total closure of the crucial waterway has sent fuel prices skyrocketing and threatened the world economy. US stocks swung between losses and gains on Tuesday over uncertainty about the length of the war.
