A person sits amongst buildings destroyed in a joint assault by Israel and the US on April 6, 2026, in Tehran, Iran.
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President Trump promised on Monday a “complete demolition” of each bridge and energy plant in Iran if a deal isn’t reached by Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
With President Trump’s deadline looming on Tuesday, Iranian officers rejected U.S. calls for and introduced a plan of their very own in response, and Iran’s president stated that he was keen to die together with tens of millions of Iranians to defend his nation.
Iran’s 10-point proposal included a assure that Iran wouldn’t be attacked once more, an finish to Israeli strikes in opposition to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon and removing of sanctions in alternate for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran imposing a $2 million payment for each ship shifting by the important thing waterway, in line with the New York Instances.
With the clock ticking, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote on social media: “More than 14 million brave Iranians have so far declared their readiness to sacrifice their lives to defend Iran. I too have been, am, and will be sacrificing my life for Iran.”
Pezeshkian’s message seemed to be in response to a name by Iran’s junior minister for youth late Monday issued to Iranians, together with “young people, cultural and artistic figures, athletes” to type human chains subsequent to the ability crops throughout Iran.
“We will stand hand in hand next to power plants across the country, with every belief and taste, to say: attacking public infrastructure is a war crime,” Iran’s Deputy Minister of Sports activities and Youth Alireza Rahimi wrote on social media.
US President Donald Trump, alongside US Secretary of Protection Pete Hegseth (2R) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Workers Normal Dan Caine (R), takes questions as he speaks in regards to the battle in Iran within the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White Home on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC.
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Listed below are extra updates on the warfare in Iran right now:
Iranian envoy on negotiations | Strikes within the area
Iran’s envoy says efforts to cease the warfare “approaching a critical” interval
Iran’s ambassador in Islamabad, Reza Amiri Mughadam, stated on Tuesday that Pakistan’s efforts to cease the warfare are “approaching a critical, sensitive” interval.
However Mughadam sounded much less enthusiastic in an interview with state-run media, the place he set out the nation’s place: “A complete cessation of the war is Tehran’s maximum demand in the process of peace diplomacy,” including, “with a guarantee of non-repetition of aggression.”
Docs and medical workers maintain an illustration concerning current assaults on hospitals on April 6, 2026, in Tehran, Iran.
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Mughadam additionally warned Gulf nations, which he didn’t title, to “pay attention to their conditions and relations with Iran.” He warned: “Know that sooner or later America will leave this region by accepting defeat and you will stay.”
In the meantime, the United Nations Safety Council is predicted to desk a decision demanding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday at 11 am ET. The decision is sponsored by Bahrain.
Israel assaults Iran’s petrochemical amenities, Iran hits vitality facility in Saudi Arabia
Israel’s navy stated it attacked one of many “few remaining” petrochemical amenities producing ballistic missile and explosive materials in Shiraz. It additionally stated its forces struck a ballistic missile web site in northwestern Iran and infrastructure throughout Iran.
Israel additionally issued a warning to Iranians on Tuesday, over X, to keep away from touring by practice and keep away from railway tracks.
Individuals stroll amongst buildings destroyed in a joint assault by Israel and the US on April 6, 2026, in Tehran, Iran.
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Iran retaliated by firing missiles in central Israel, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, forcing the closure of the important thing King Fahd bridge between the 2 Gulf nations. Saudi Arabia’s ministry of protection stated it was assessing injury on its vitality facility attributable to falling particles from dozens of ballistic missiles and drones intercepted by its air protection techniques on Tuesday.
Air protection techniques within the United Arab Emirates additionally engaged with incoming missiles and drones on Tuesday, authorities stated.
Daniel Estrin in Tel Aviv, Diaa Hadid in Mumbai and Tina Kraja in Washington, DC contributed to this report.
