He had previously estimated that there was a “good chance” of reaching an agreement with Iran on Monday. Without an agreement, “you will see bridges and power stations collapse across the country”, he threatened again.
“Open up the fucking Detroit, you weirdos, or you will live in Hell – YOU WILL SEE!”, Donald Trump had previously written on his Truth Social network, adding: “Glory to Allah”.
Trump ‘not worried’ about committing war crimes by bombing Iranian power plants
Donald Trump said Monday that he was “not worried” about the risk of committing war crimes in Iran if he carried out his threat to bomb civilian infrastructure.
“That doesn’t worry me,” the American president told a journalist who questioned him specifically about his threat to destroy power plants and the fact that this could constitute a war crime, during an Easter celebration at the White House.
He considered that the “war crime” would be to let Iran acquire nuclear weapons and put forward another justification by evoking the repression of demonstrations by the Iranian authorities: “They are killing demonstrators. They are animals”.
Revolutionary Guards vow to avenge intelligence chief’s death
The Revolutionary Guards, the ideological army of the Islamic Republic, promised Monday to avenge the death of their intelligence chief, Majid Khademi, killed during American-Israeli strikes a few hours earlier.
“The malicious and desperate enemy should know that a major response” from the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps “awaits the organizers and perpetrators of this crime,” the organization declared on the Guards website, Sepah News.
Turkish President Erdogan accuses Israel of ‘undermining all peace efforts’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday accused Israel of “undermining any effort” for peace in the Middle East.
“The Israeli government continues to undermine any effort to end the war” declared the head of state after a meeting of his cabinet, promising to “continue sincere efforts” as long as “there remains the slightest chance of silencing the guns and space for negotiations”.
Trump calls ceasefire proposal ‘very important step’
Asked Monday about a ceasefire proposal with Iran put forward by mediating countries, Donald Trump judged that it was a “very important step”.
“It’s not yet good enough but it’s a very significant step,” said the American president, during an exchange with journalists on the sidelines of a ceremony organized on the occasion of Easter at the White House.
Nearly 1,500 dead in Lebanon since the start of the conflict
Nearly 1,500 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon since the strikes began five weeks ago, the Lebanese Health Ministry said Monday.
In total, 1,497 people were killed and 4,639 injured between March 2 and April 6. Among the dead are 57 paramedical staff.
The pro-Iranian Hezbollah militia and the Israeli army continue to exchange fire, while Israeli ground troops have advanced into southern Lebanon.
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Sunday expressed serious concerns about the evolving situation along the border. She said Hezbollah fighters as well as Israeli forces fired projectiles near UN positions, resulting in deaths and injuries among peacekeepers.
UNIFIL warned that the presence of fighters near its sites increases the risk of them becoming targets, and called on both sides to de-escalate. She stressed that there was no military solution to the conflict and that continued fighting would only increase suffering.
According to the Israeli army, more than 6,000 shells were fired from Lebanon towards Israel, about half of which were launched by Hezbollah from south of the Litani River. Israel accused the Lebanese government of failing to disarm Hezbollah, saying these latest developments confirmed that claim.
According to previous agreements after the last war, Hezbollah was to withdraw north of the Litani, about 30 kilometers from the Israeli border.
Iranian state media says Iran has rejected ceasefire proposal
The government news agency IRNA said Monday, without specifying a source, that Iran had rejected a ceasefire proposal with the United States and Israel, supported by Pakistan’s mediation efforts.
“Iran has transmitted to Pakistan its response to the American proposal to end the war,” writes Irna, without detailing the content of this proposal.
“In this response – in ten points – Iran (…) rejected a ceasefire and insists on the need for a definitive end to the conflict”, adds the press agency, at a time when several countries are trying to find a diplomatic solution to put an end to 38 days of war triggered by Israel and the United States against Iran, which responds by targeting the entire Middle East.
Iran will continue war ‘as long as political leaders see fit’
The spokesperson for the Iranian army declared Monday that his country will continue to fight “as long as political leaders deem it appropriate”, at a time when several countries are trying to negotiate a ceasefire between Iran, the United States and Israel.
“The enemy must certainly regret (the outbreak of hostilities, Editor’s note) so that after this conflict we can regain security and avoid a new war,” said Mohammad Akraminia, quoted by the Iranian press agency Isna.
Trump did not validate a 45-day ceasefire proposed by mediators
The White House confirmed Monday that mediating countries had proposed a 45-day ceasefire in Iran, adding that Donald Trump had not validated this idea.
“It is one idea among many others and the president has not validated it. Operation + Epic Fury + continues and the president will speak at 1:00 p.m.”, or 5:00 p.m. GMT, during a press conference, said a senior American official.
According to the Axios site, Pakistani, Egyptian and Turkish mediators made this proposal for a 45-day truce, while the American president set an ultimatum for Tuesday evening before bombing infrastructure in Iran.
Iran: strikes against a second petrochemical complex
A petrochemical complex located in the south of Iran was in turn targeted by strikes, local authorities announced on Monday, after the bombing earlier by Israel of another site.
“At the site of the attack on the Marvdasht petrochemical complex (…) the fire has been brought under control”, indicated the officials of this city in the south of Iran near Shiraz, in a press release distributed by the Fars agency, which mentions “minor damage”.
Israel claimed Monday strikes on the South Pars petrochemical complex in Assalouyeh, an essential site for the Iranian energy sector and the production of oil derivatives, but also the joint exploitation with Qatar of the largest natural gas deposit in the world.
Iran: situation “under control”, damage assessment underway after the bombing of a petrochemical site
Emirates: port targeted by attack, four injured
The port of Khor Fakkan, on the east coast of the United Arab Emirates and not far from the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, was targeted by an attack. Four people were injured by falling debris resulting from the interception of the projectile, which was not identified by local authorities.
The Israeli chief of staff promises from southern Lebanon to “intensify” operations against Hezbollah
Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir visited southern Lebanon on Sunday, where his troops operate, and promised to “intensify” operations against Hezbollah, according to a military statement.
The army intends to “repel the threat weighing on the northern communities” of Israel, and “we will stay on this line as long as necessary”, he declared.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Tells Trump “The Whole Region Will Burn” Because of Him
“Your reckless actions are dragging the United States into a veritable HELL for every family, and our entire region will burn because you insist on following the orders of (Benjamin) Netanyahu,” the Israeli Prime Minister, wrote Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, in a message in English on X.
UAE ready to ‘join’ any US-led effort to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Presidential adviser Anwar Gargash reiterated that the United Arab Emirates was ready to “join any effort” led by the United States or the international community to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. For him, Iran’s “strategy”, which has regularly targeted its Gulf neighbors since the start of the war, risks accentuating Israel’s influence in the region.
Moscow would like Washington to “abandon the language of ultimatums”, Lavrov tells his Iranian counterpart
The head of Russian diplomacy Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday that he wanted the United States to “abandon the language of ultimatums” to facilitate a “return to negotiations”, during a telephone call with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Sunday that he wanted to work with him towards a “de-escalation” of the war in the Middle East, official Chinese media announced.
OPEC+ once again raises its oil production quotas by 206,000 barrels per day
Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and their allies (OPEC+), which includes key producers such as Saudi Arabia and Russia as well as several Gulf states bearing the brunt of Tehran’s strikes, decided on Sunday to increase oil production quotas by 206,000 barrels per day, in full swing. disruption of energy markets.
OPEC+ also warned that repairing energy facilities damaged in recent attacks was “costly” and would take “a lot of time”, which could affect global oil supplies for a long time to come.
Iranian missile hits residential building in Haifa, injuring people
A seven-story residential building was hit on Sunday by a direct impact from an Iranian missile in Hafa (north), causing at least four injuries, including one serious, the army and Israeli emergency services announced.
Deaths in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon
Seven people, including six members of the same family, were killed in an Israeli strike on Sunday on Kfar Hatta, a town located more than 40 km from the border with Israel in southern Lebanon, a Civil Defense source told AFP.
Subsequently, at least four people were killed and 39 injured in an Israeli strike that targeted southern Beirut on Sunday, some 100 meters from the Rafic Hariri hospital, Lebanon’s largest public medical facility, in the neighborhood of Jnah.
Israel threatens to “paralyze” Iran
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened on Sunday to “paralyze” Iranian power, by killing its leaders and targeting the strategic infrastructure of the Islamic Republic, if the missile attacks against Israel continue.
