Trump: Iran will not possess enriched uranium, will dig up all ‘nuclear dust’

The U.S. president hailed the two-week ceasefire agreement with Tehran, suggesting the deal could mark the beginning of a ‘golden age’ in the Middle East.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Tehran will not possess enriched uranium and that together with Washington they will “dig up and remove all of the deeply buried … nuclear ‘dust. Posting on Truth Social, the president said that the reportedly 440.9 kilograms of uranium has been under satellite surveillance since “Operation Midnight Hammer” in June. “Nothing has been touched from the date of attack. We are, and will be, talking Tariff and Sanctions relief with Iran,” Trump wrote. Many of the 15 points have already been agreed to,” he added, referring to the plan, presented to Iran by the United States, toend the con flict, which started on Feb. 28 during a joint U.S.-Israeli preemptive attack on the Islamic Republic.

Iran, on the other hand, proposed its own 10-point plan, which is “a workable basis on which to negotiate,” Trump stated on Tuesday. The sides are expected to meet in Islamabad, Pakistan later this week to begin negotiations. In an earlier post on Wednesday, Trump hailed the two-week ceasefire agreement with Iran, suggesting the deal could mark the beginning of a ‘golden age’ in the Middle East. “A big day for World Peace! Iran wants it to happen, they’ve had enough! Likewise, so has everyone else!” Trump posted on Truth Social. “The United States of America will be helping with the traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz. There will be lots of positive action! Big money will be made. Iran can start the reconstruction process. We’ll be loading up with supplies of all kinds, and just ‘hangin’ around’ in order to make sure that everything goes well,” he continued.

“I feel confident that it will. Just like we are experiencing in the U.S., this could be the Golden Age of the Middle East!!!” he added. Trump said on Tuesday evening that he agreed to a “double-sided ceasefire” with Iran after talking to the Pakistani prime minister, who “requested that I hold off the destructive force being sent tonight to Iran. If the Iranian regime agrees to the “complete, immediate and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks,” Trump stated. (Read More)

"America is Back": Trump Vows All-Out War if Iran Deal Fails

President Trump issues another chilling ultimatum to Tehran, vowing that U.S. forces will remain in striking distance until Iran fully surrenders its nuclear ambitions. As the White House rejects "scornful" proposals, Trump warns of a military response "stronger than anything ever seen." President Donald Trump issued a blistering warning to Tehran on Thursday morning, declaring that U.S. military forces will remain stationed in and around Iran until every provision of the current agreement is met. 

In a characteristically blunt statement, the President signaled that the United States is prepared to resume hostilities with unprecedented force if the diplomatic path falters. The President emphasized that the U.S. military presence, including naval vessels, aircraft, and ground personnel, is not going anywhere. He noted that additional ammunition and weaponry remain in place to ensure compliance.

"If for any reason this does not happen, which seems unlikely, then the 'fire will start,' bigger, better, and stronger than anything ever seen before," Trump wrote. He reiterated that the core tenets of the deal are non-negotiable: Iran will never possess nuclear weapons, and the Strait of Hormuz must remain open and secure Trump concluded with a formidable message regarding the readiness of the armed forces: "Meanwhile, our great military is preparing and equipping, and even resting, and is actually looking forward to its next conquest. America is back!"

The President’s comments come amid a backdrop of escalating rhetoric from Tehran. Mohammad Qalibaf, the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, claimed that agreements with the West were violated even before negotiations could formally begin. Tehran has alleged three specific "critical violations" by the U.S. and Israel: A breach of the ceasefire in Lebanon. The intrusion of a drone into Iranian airspace. The denial of Iran's "right" to enrich nuclear material. Observers suggest these accusations reflect deep internal fractures within the Iranian leadership as the regime struggles to reconcile the strict terms of the agreement with domestic hardliners.  (Read More)

JD Vance: It Would Be ‘Dumb’ of Iran to End Negotiations over Lebanon, Which Was Never Part of Ceasefire

Vice President JD Vance told reporters Wednesday that Lebanon was never part of the United States’ ceasefire with Iran, and it would be dumb of Iran to let negotiations disintegrate over Israeli strikes on Lebanon. Vance made the comments as he was departing Hungary for the United States.

“I actually think—and there’s a lot of bad faith negotiation and a lot of bad faith, you know, propaganda going on—I think this comes from a legitimate misunderstanding,” Vance said. “I think the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon, and it just didn’t. We never made that promise.” “We never indicated that was going to be the case. What we said is that the ceasefire would be focused on Iran and the ceasefire would be focused on America’s allies, both Israel and the Gulf Arab states,” he added.

Vance said that Israel, as he understands it, has “offered… frankly to check themselves a little bit in Lebanon because they want to make sure that our negotiation is successful; that’s not because that is part of the ceasefire.” “I think that’s the Israelis trying to set us up for success, and we’ll, of course, see how that unfolds in the next few days,” Vance said. (Read More)

Oil Giants Revolt Against Iran's Tolls For Strait of Hormuz

Energy executives and lobbyists are storming the White House to block a proposed $2.5 million-per-ship toll in the Strait of Hormuz. Industry giants warn that the secret deal could spark a global gas price explosion and give Iran unprecedented control over the world's most vital maritime chokepoint. Major oil company executives and industry consultants are actively lobbying the White House, Vice President JD Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubioover concerns about the Trump administration’s ceasefire agreement with Iran, according to Politico.

The industry is strongly opposed to any part of the deal that would allow Iran to charge tolls on tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Reports cited in the article indicate the proposed fees could reach approximately $1 per barrel, or up to $2–2.5 million per ship. Oil representatives argue that these tolls would be passed directly to consumers, significantly driving up global oil and gasoline prices. They also warn that permitting Iran to impose such charges would set a dangerous precedent for other critical maritime chokepoints, including the Strait of Malacca and the Bosporus. 

Additionally, the industry has raised concerns that making these payments could violate existing U.S. sanctions on Iran. The oil sector is calling the tolls issue one of the most problematic elements of the current truce terms. The report is based on discussions with multiple industry sources familiar with the lobbying efforts. No official White House comment on the specific meetings has been issued so far. (Source)

Iran's Araghchi seen as country's most powerful foreign minister yet - explainer

The son of an Iranian carpet merchant from Isfahan, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who will accompany the parliament speaker in peace talks with the United States in Pakistan, has compared the country's negotiating style to the bartering of the bazaar, an approach requiring "patience and great time."

Iranian and US officials are expected to hold talks on Friday to discuss a long-term settlement after the longtime foes agreed on a Pakistan-brokered two-week ceasefire to suspend a six-week-old war that has killed thousands, spread across the Middle East, and caused unprecedented disruption to the world's energy supplies. Tehran said the Iranian delegation, led by influential former commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, will enter peace talks with caution, citing a deep trust deficit with Washington.

Israel removed Araghchi and Ghalibaf from its hit list after Pakistan urged Washington to press Israel not to target them, a Pakistani source told Reuters last month, making them some of the few top figures left that could negotiate with the United States after scores of Iran's senior political and military officials were targeted during the war. Araghchi, Iran's top diplomat since 2024, was picked by Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to lead several rounds of talks with US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, in efforts to resolve Tehran's longstanding nuclear dispute with the West. (Read More)

Iranian FM says US must choose between ceasefire, supporting Israeli action against Hezbollah

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called on the United States to choose between maintaining a temporary ceasefire agreement with Iran and continuing to support Israel's war against Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah in a post on X/Twitter on Wednesday. "The US must choose - ceasefire or continued war via Israel. It cannot have both," Araghchi asserted. Aragchi claimed that the terms of the ceasefire explicitly outline Lebanon's inclusion in the deal, a claim that US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have denied.

Iran's Parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, also took to social media to make similar complaints, accusing the US of having already violated three clauses outlined in the Iranian 10-point proposal that the ceasefire deal was based on. "The deep historical distrust we hold toward the United States stems from its repeated violations of all forms of commitments.... has regrettably been repeated once again," Ghalibaf claimed in a statement released on X/Twitter.

He claimed the US violated Lebanon's inclusion in the ceasefire, citing an assertion from Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in addition to claiming that Iranian airspace had been violated since the ceasefire went into effect. Ghalibaf also decried the US for "denial of Iran's right to enrichment," an issue that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated is a "red line" that Trump is unwilling to back away from during a press conference about the deal. (Read More)

IDF launches largest airstrikes yet on Hezbollah; Trump: Iran truce doesn’t cover Lebanon

The Israeli Air Force on Wednesday carried out its largest wave of airstrikes yet against Hezbollah, the military said, after announcing that it would keep fighting the Iran-backed terror group in Lebanon, despite the two-week ceasefire with Tehran that came into place hours earlier. The prime minister of Pakistan, who mediated between the US and Iran, declared in his post announcing the two-week ceasefire overnight Wednesday-Thursday that it would cover Lebanon as well. Iran said the same, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has insisted that Israel’s strikes against Hezbollah would continue. Trump weighed in on the issue later Wednesday, telling a PBS reporter during a phone interview that Lebanon was not included in the Iran ceasefire.

When asked why not, Trump responded: “Because of Hezbollah. They were not included in the deal. That’ll get taken care of too. It’s alright.” Asked if he was okay with Israel’s ongoing strikes against Hezbollah, Trump said: “It’s part of the deal — everyone knows that. That’s a separate skirmish.” The IDF strikes came as Hezbollah urged civilians not to return to southern Lebanon before, and as a Hezbollah official said the terror group had not publicly committed to the ceasefire because Israel had not either.

The Israel Defense Forces said its strikes targeted Beirut, the eastern Beqaa Valley and southern Lebanon. It issued evacuation warnings ahead of the strikes for Lebanese civilians in Beirut’s southern suburbs and areas of southern Lebanon. A source in Lebanon’s civil defense reported dozens of people killed in Beirut, and the Lebanese health ministry called on people there to clear the roads to let ambulances through. At least a dozen people were killed in other strikes in the southern Lebanese cities of Sidon and Tyre, according to Lebanese authorities and state media.   (Read more)

Watch: IDF troops pursue and strike Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon

IDF's 146 Division continues operations in southern Lebanon, eliminating some 130 terrorists and dismantling over 1,000 terror sites to secure northern Israel.

146 Division troops continue their activity in southern Lebanon, strengthening the forward defensive area for the purpose of ensuring the safety of the residents of northern Israel.

According to a statement Tuesday from the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, the Division’s soldiers eliminated approximately 130 terrorists and dismantled more than 1,000 terror infrastructure sites.

In several instances, Division soldiers identified terrorists who posed an imminent threat to them. With rapid target acquisition and engagement, the terrorists were eliminated by the Israeli Air Force following attempts to flee. (Source)

Trump agrees to ‘double-sided ceasefire’ with Iran for two weeks

“The reason for doing so is that we have already met and exceeded all military objectives,” the U.S. president said. 

 
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday evening that he agreed to a “double-sided ceasefire” with Iran after talking to the Pakistani prime minister and field marshal, who “requested that I hold off the destructive force being sent tonight to Iran.”

If the Iranian regime agrees to the “complete, immediate and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks,” Trump stated. “This will be a double-sided ceasefire.” Trump said the “reason for doing so is that we have already met and exceeded all military objectives and are very far along with a definitive agreement concerning long-term peace with Iran and peace in the Middle East.”

“We received a 10-point proposal from Iran and believe it is a workable basis on which to negotiate,” Trump said. “Almost all of the various points of past contention have been agreed to between the United States and Iran, but a two-week period will allow the agreement to be finalized and consummated.” (Source)

Iran fires repeatedly at Israel after Trump extends ultimatum to Tehran

Non-stop sirens blare across central, southern and northern parts of Israel after US president announced 2-week suspension of bombing tied to Iran reopening Strait of Hormuz; 3 teens lightly hurt in Tel Sheva. 

  

After U.S. President Donald Trump announced a two-week suspension of bombing tied to Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz, Iran launched a series of missile barrages at Israel early Wednesday, triggering sirens across central, southern and northern parts of the country.

The first salvo set off alerts in the Jerusalem area and the Shfela lowlands in central Israel. Military officials said air defense systems intercepted the missile, and Magen David Adom said crews were dispatched to a site where interceptor debris was reported. No injuries were reported. (Source)

Iran says it attacked Kuwait, UAE after strikes on its oil facilities

Iran launched missile and drone attacks on Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates after airstrikes against oil facilities on Iran’s Lavan island on Wednesday morning, state television reports.

“Missile and drone attacks on the Emirates and Kuwait have taken place a few hours after the targeting of Lavan island oil facilities in Iran,” IRIB says in a report.

State TV also quotes the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company as saying the Lavan Oil Refinery facility on the island “was subjected to a cowardly attack” at 10 a.m. (0630 GMT). (Source)

Iran violates ceasefire agreement hours after Trump announces truce

Iran launched missiles toward Israel early Wednesday morning, hours after US President Donald Trumpannounced a two-week ceasefire involving the US, Israel, and Iran. Air raid alerts continued in Israel after the truce was announced, raising immediate doubts about whether the arrangement would hold.
Later on Wednesday, the Bahrain Interior Ministry said that air raid sirens were activated across the country following an Iranian attack on its territory. Later on Wednesday, Bahrain confirmed the attack was carried out by Iran, with the missile causing a fire without leaving anyone wounded.

Trump said the ceasefire was tied to Iran halting attacks and allowing shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, with talks scheduled to begin in Islamabad on Friday under Pakistani mediation. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said it had accepted the two-week ceasefire, while stressing that the war itself had not ended and warning that any further move by its enemies would be met forcefully.

The ceasefire was challenged beyond Israel as well. Reuters reported an Iranian strike on Saudi Arabia’s Jubail petrochemical area, and missile alerts in the United Arab Emirates after the truce announcement, underscoring that the threat was regional from the outset and that the pause in fighting was already under strain. Israeli officials had expressed skepticism about the truce from the outset. However, in the material reviewed, no clearly attributable new statement from the Prime Minister’s Office responding specifically to the post-ceasefire launches had been publicly confirmed. (Read more)

Iran continues to attack Gulf states amid lack of US and Iranian specification on when truce begins

Neither Iran nor the US has offered any time for the ceasefire to begin, with the Islamic Republic continuing to attack Israel along with tho e Gulf states of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain.  (No Source)

Trump says Iran’s uranium ‘will be perfectly taken care of’ as he claims ‘total and complete victory’

US President Donald Trump tells AFP that Iran’s uranium will be “perfectly taken care of” under a two-week ceasefire deal with Tehran.

“That will be perfectly taken care of or I wouldn’t have settled,” Trump says in a telephone interview when asked about what would happen to Iran’s enriched uranium.

He adds the United States won a “total and complete victory. 100 percent. No question about it.” (Source)

Oil lifeline back? Tehran reopens Strait of Hormuz for 2 weeks as US-Iran agree to 11th-hour truce

Is the Strait of Hormuz finally reopening after weeks of chaos? Iran, in a X post, has announced a two-week safe passage window as part of a temporary ceasefire. With global markets on edge, is this a real breakthrough or just a pause?

Iran on Tuesday (Apr 7) gave a green light to safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz for a period of two weeks as the United States and Tehran agreed to a temporary ceasefire just under an hour before US President Donald Trump's deadline to launch a devastating new wave of strikes was set to expire. In a post on X, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi announced a temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint whose closure has rattled global energy markets, sent oil prices surging past $100 a barrel, and pushed several Asian nations toward fuel rationing since the conflict began on February 28

Two-week ceasefire in place: What did Iran say about Hormuz?

The United States of America and Iran pulled back from the edge Tuesday, agreeing to a two-week ceasefire. Announcing the truce on Truth social just an hour before his deadline to launch large-scale military strikes, Trump said, "Subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks." (Source)

Can Iran’s environment be saved?

Much of the global conversation about Iran revolves around security, conflict, and nuclear risk. What is less discussed is an environmental collapse already unfolding, with consequences that extend well beyond its borders. In recent weeks, as US and Israeli strikes have targeted the Islamic regime’s military infrastructure, public attention has also turned to vast underground tunnel networks used to house missile systems, some carved deep into mountains over decades. As Iran’s environmental crisis deepens, these networks reveal the scale at which the regime has mobilized land, resources, and engineering capacity for its military agenda rather than for environmental protection or public infrastructure.

This points to a broader reality: Iran’s environmental strain is not only the result of neglect or mismanagement, but also of deliberate policies that have redirected natural and economic resources toward militarization at the expense of long-term sustainability. These policies have pushed the country’s water resources, ecosystems, and air quality to the edge of collapse. In recent years, millions of Iranians have lived without reliable access to clean water or breathable air. Aquifers have been depleted, rivers have dried, and major cities face hazardous levels of air pollution.

The recent military action by the United States and Israel comes against a regime that has systematically exploited Iran’s resources in pursuit of military and ideological goals, with lasting consequences both inside and beyond its borders. These developments have already weakened a regime that has long been a major source of global instability, but what comes next will shape not only Iran’s political trajectory but also the future of its landscape, and with it, regional stability. If the Islamic Republic remains in place, regardless of how it is presented, the outcome is not difficult to predict; the current trajectory points toward environmental collapse.

Over more than four decades, the regime has demonstrated neither the capacity nor the willingness to preserve the country’s resources or to ground its governance in science. Under political and economic pressure, such systems tend to reinforce existing patterns rather than pursue meaningful reform. The result is an environmentally exhausted state facing water scarcity, uninhabitable regions, toxic air, and accelerating ecological decline. (Read more)

IDF confirms Lebanon strikes amid uncertainty over ceasefire scope

The IDF said Wednesday that it was carrying out strikes against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, signaling that military operations in the Lebanese arena remain ongoing amid some confusion over the scope of the ceasefire.

"In accordance with directives from the political leadership, the IDF has ceased fire in the campaign against Iran and remains on high defensive alert, prepared to respond to any violations," read an IDF statement, adding that "the IDF continues combat operations and ground activity against the Hezbollah terrorist organization" in Lebanon.

Hezbollah later issued a warning to Lebanese civilians, urging them not to return to villages and towns in southern Lebanon still under attack, while simultaneously attempting to frame the ceasefire as a victory. “The barbaric enemy is trying to divert attention from his defeat and may carry out attacks to create a false image of achievements,” the group said.

Earlier on Wednesday, a vehicle was struck in the town of al-Qalila in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese media reports. Shortly afterward, the IDF issued an evacuation warning for a building in Tyre, suggesting continued military activity in the area.

Initial reports in Lebanon attributed the strike to Israel, with early accounts indicating at least four casualties in the attack. Israeli forces have been operating in the Tyre District in recent days as part of a broader campaign against Hezbollah targets. The IDF recently accused the Lebanese-based terror group of using civilian infrastructure in the area to carry out strikes on Israel and IDF forces. (Ed note: Take a look at all the cars returning to the city of TYRE.) (Read More)

Markwayne Mullin Threatens to Close ‘Sanctuary Cities’ International Airports

New border chief Markwayne Mullin is threatening to shut down international flights in cities where local Democrats shield illegal migrants in so-called “Sanctuary Cities.”

Amnesty “cities [are] not lawful,” Mullin told Fox News, adding: "So, we’re going to take a hard look at this. One area we may take a hard look at is some of these cities have international airports … If they’re a sanctuary city and they’re receiving international flights and we’re asking them to partner with [our customs officers] at the airport, but once [foreign passengers] walk out of the airport, they’re not going to enforce immigration policy? Maybe we need to have a really hard look at that, because we need to focus on cities that want to work with us."

The Mullen plan is novel, is built on federal authority, and it bypasses prior lawsuits that have blocked federal agency officials from withholding Congress’s appropriations for the amnesty cities. “I’m not going outside the policies that Congress passed for me,” Mullin told Fox News, “but we’re saying that you’ve got to partner with us.”

The threat to withdraw customs officers from amnesty-city airports is a serious economic threat to the Ponzi Scheme economic-growth-by-migration policies adopted by Los Angeles, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, New York, and many other so-called “sanctuary cities.” (Ed note: Add to that list the Northwest cities of Portland and Seattle.) (Read More)

Iran’s youth form human chains around power plants after Trump warns of ‘complete demolition’

Iran called on its youth Tuesday to form human chains around its power plants — after President Trump threatened to decimate the Islamic Republic’s energy infrastructure if Tehran fails to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “Power plants that are our national assets and capital, regardless of any taste or political viewpoint, belong to the future of Iran and to the Iranian youth,” Alireza Rahimi, secretary of the Supreme Council of Youth and Adolescents, said in a video aired on state TV.

Government officials have called on students, artists, and athletes to form the human shields from 2 p.m. local time — and video showed hordes of Iranians complying within hours, including on several bridges, waving the country’s red, white and green flag and unfurling a massive version across at least one span. “We hope that with the participation of young people across the country, this human chain will be formed around the power plants, and it will be a sign of the youth’s commitment to protecting the country’s infrastructure and building a bright future,” Rahimi said.

The bloodthirsty regime is already accused of recruiting children as young as 12 in a drive dubbed “Homeland Defending Combatants for Iran.” Amnesty International said it had confirmed photos showing children wielding weapons such as AK-pattern assault rifles and standing alongside Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps military personnel at checkpoints and during rallies. The desperate calls come after Trump promised to obliterate Tehran’s energy infrastructure if a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz isn’t reached by 8 p.m. (Read More)

BREAKING: Airstrikes Hit Iranian Military Facility in Bushehr, Causing Massive Explosion | WATCH

New IAF strikes target Iranian munitions storage in Bushehr, sparking powerful explosions. While the nearby nuclear power plant remains unaffected, this strike marks a significant escalation in the campaign against Iran’s military infrastructure.

The Israeli Air Force carried out precision strikes earlier today (Monday) on a key Iranian Air Force munitions and ammunition storage facility in Bushehr, southwestern Iran. Dramatic video footage circulating online shows a powerful secondary explosion with a large plume of smoke, consistent with the detonation of stored missiles, explosives, or fuel at the site. Bushehr province is a strategic military hub that includes: 

*  An Iranian naval base and port facilities

* An air force base
* Air defense systems
* Underground storage for missiles and strike drones

No official IDF statement has been released yet, and Iranian media has not confirmed the full extent of damage. The strikes appear focused on military targets rather than the nearby Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, which the IAEA continues to monitor closely (a separate projectile strike near the plant occurred on April 4, killing one person but causing no radiation leak or damage to the reactor itself). (Source)

US strikes Kharg Island air defenses, official confirms

The US conducted strikes on Kharg Island's air defenses, a US official confirmed to Walla on Tuesday.

Explosions were heard after the airstrikes hit Iran's Kharg Island, local media reported earlier on Tuesday afternoon.

The island has become a focal point in recent weeks, with the Trump administration reportedly planning an operation for US Marines to seize control of the island. It plays a key role in Iran's oil production capabilities. (Source)

Netanyahu to Trump: Do not rush into a ceasefire

Prime Minister expresses concern in a conversation with the US President about a potential ceasefire with the regime in Tehran. Trump makes clear he will not compromise on the full handover of all enriched uranium.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by telephone with US President Donald Trump on Sunday and expressed deep concern over the possibility of a ceasefire agreement with Iran, Channel 12 News reported. According to the report, Netanyahu highlighted to the President the risks involved in taking such steps toward the ayatollah regime.

The conversation, described as “warm and positive," opened with the Prime Minister congratulating Trump on the heroic operation to rescue the American F-15 crew member from Iranian territory. During the call, Trump clarified to Netanyahu that if Iran complies with US demands, a ceasefire may take effect. However, he stressed a clear red line: Iran would be required to surrender all enriched uranium in its possession and would be permanently barred from renewing uranium enrichment.

Meanwhile, Trump held a press conference on Monday, following Iran’s decision to reject his proposal for a temporary ceasefire. Trump dramatically escalated his tone and warned, “The entire country [of Iran] can be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night." He reiterated the administration’s central objective that Iran must be not allowed to obtain nuclear weapons. (Source)

Israeli officials do not expect a ceasefire in Iran any time soon, sources tell 'Post'

With a US deadline approaching, the United States and Iran received the framework of a plan to end their five‑week-old conflict, though Tehran rejected any move to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

A senior Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post on Monday that Jerusalem did not expect a ceasefire to take shape in the coming days, despite earlier suggestions that such a move could be under discussion. The official said Israel and the United States were now more closely aligned than at any previous point, while stressing that each country still had its own strategic goals. According to the official, US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were more coordinated than any previous American and Israeli leaders.

With a US deadline approaching, the United States and Iran received the framework of a plan to end their five‑week-old conflict, though Tehran rejected any immediate move to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump has threatened to rain "hell" on Tehran if it did not make a deal by the end of Tuesday that would allow traffic to start moving again through the vital route for global energy supplies.

A framework to end hostilities has been put together by Pakistan and exchanged with Iran and the US overnight, a source aware of the proposals said, outlining a two-tier approach with an immediate ceasefire followed by a comprehensive agreement. "All elements need to be agreed today," the source said, adding that the initial understanding would be structured as a memorandum of understanding finalized electronically through Pakistan, the sole communication channel in the talks. (Read More)

Iran rejects temporary ceasefire proposal, Trump stresses Tuesday deadline is 'final'

According to IRNA, Iran is demanding a complete end to the fighting in the region, along with a protocol to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran has rejected the proposal for a temporary ceasefire with the United States, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported on Monday. According to IRNA, Iran is demanding a complete end to the fighting in the region, along with a protocol to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's response conveyed to mediators consists of 10 clauses, the report noted.

"The gaps are very significant," a source familiar with the details told The Jerusalem Post. US President Donald Trump has threatened to rain "hell" on Tehran if it did not make a deal by the end of Tuesday that would allow traffic to start moving again through the vital route for global energy supplies.

While answering reporter questions outside the White House on Monday, Trump said that the war could end "very quickly" if Iran went along with the deal, adding that the people the US is currently negotiating with were "reasonable and not as radicalized." He stressed that the Tuesday deadline he has set for Iran to make a deal is final, adding that Iran's proposal was significant but not good enough. (Read More)

Saudi Arabia says it intercepted 7 missiles, debris falls near energy facilities

Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday it intercepted and destroyed seven ballistic missiles launched towards the country's Eastern Region, with debris falling near energy facilities. The ministry said work was underway to assess any damage, but did not specify who launched the missiles. Saudi Arabia has come under attack by hundreds of Iranian missiles and drones since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran, most of which were intercepted, authorities say.

Tehran has launched strikes on Israel and Gulf Arab states that host US military installations. Fifteen Americans were injured in an Iranian drone strike on Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait overnight, CBS reported on Monday night, citing two US officials. Most have returned to duty, according to one official. 

Blasts heard in Damascus as Israeli air defenses intercept Iranian missiles, Syrian state TV says. Explosions were heard in the Syrian capital, Damascus, and the surrounding countryside on Tuesday that were caused by the Israeli interception of Iranian missiles, Syrian state TV reported. (Source)

IDF troops destroy Hezbollah terror assets amid push into Lebanon

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Apr. 7, 2026 / JNS ) Israel Defense Forces soldiers have expanded their targeted ground operations in Southern Lebanon, completing their deployment along the “anti-tank missile defense line,” the military announced on Tuesday.Troops of the 98th Paratroopers Division, aka the Fire Formation, have established operational control of the area, clearing Hezbollah terrorists and infrastructure, alongside a broader firepower campaign targeting the Iranian proxy’s main centers of gravity. “The IDF is operating decisively against the Hezbollah terrorist organization in response to its deliberate decision to attack Israel on behalf of the Iranian terror regime,” the military said.

The Israeli Air Force continues to operate in coordination with ground forces to eliminate Hezbollah terror assets in Southern Lebanon, the IDF said on Monday. The divisions operating under the Northern Command are working to enhance the “forward defense area” and enable the rapid removal of threats from both land and air at all times to protect civilians in northern Israel, according to the statement.

Over the past several weeks, IDF troops from the 91st “Galilee” Division have carried out targeted ground maneuvers, including identifying Hezbollah anti-tank terrorists who had positioned themselves inside a mosque. Following the identification, the troops killed the terrorists and dismantled the compound to remove the threat. Additionally, the soldiers eliminated terrorist cells and located numerous weapons used by Hezbollah to carry out attacks. The weapons included explosive devices, various types of firearms, ammunition magazines and other equipment. On Monday, the Israel Defense Forces struck a seventh key crossing used by Hezbollah terrorists to move from the north to the south of the Litani River. Before the strike, the crossing was used to transfer rockets, rocket launchers and other weapons to support and carry out attacks on IDF troops.

The Israel Defense Forces has killed more than 1,000 Hezbollah operatives since the Iranian-backed terrorist group joined the war on March 2, “and that number will continue to rise,” IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said on Sunday. The military is striking Hezbollah “with determination, extensively and across multiple fronts,” Zamir said during a visit to Ras el-Bayada, a strategic coastal headland located near Tyre that is the northernmost point in Southern Lebanon where Israeli soldiers are currently operating. (Ed note: And the city of TYRE is definitely south of the Litani River, so will that make it an Israeli city?)  (Read More)

Chief of Staff: 'Southern Lebanon is a kill zone'

Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir toured the Ras Baida area in southern Lebanon and held a situation assessment with commanders of the Northern Command regarding the progress against Hezbollah.

The Chief of the General Staff, LTG Eyal Zamir, toured today (Sunday) the area of Ras el-Bayada, the northernmost point in southern Lebanon where IDF soldiers are currently operating. As part of the visit, the Chief of Staff conducted a situational assessment and a discussion with commanders including Northern Command Commander, MG Rafi Milo; the Commander of the 146th Division, BG Benny Aharon; the Commander of the 226th Brigade, Col. A.; and additional commanders.

The Chief of Staff expressed his appreciation to the 146th Division, the soldiers and commanders of the 226th Brigade, and commended them for their actions, as well as the creativity, ingenuity, and fighting spirit demonstrated in carrying out the mission. “The IDF is striking Hezbollah, a terrorist organization, with determination, extensively, and across multiple fronts. This includes strikes against its operatives, its command and control centers, its terrorist infrastructure, its military capabilities, its weapons, its financial capabilities, and more. Over 1,000 Hezbollah terrorists have been eliminated, and that number will continue to rise. The damage to Hezbollah will intensify," he declared.

"Every terrorist target and any target that supports terrorism in Lebanese territory will be struck. The entire area south of the Litani has become an operational zone in which Northern Command soldiers and the Air Force are systematically targeting Hezbollah operatives until it is ensured that the entire area up to the Litani River is free of threats to Israel and our northern communities. We issued advanced warnings to the residents of southern Lebanon for their protection and to enable freedom of military operation." (Read More)

‘I’m very upset’: Trump says US tried to arm Iranian protesters, but guns were diverted

US President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States has previously attempted to arm Iranian anti-regime protesters, but the weapons were diverted and never passed to the right people, threatening that those who kept the guns for themselves would “pay a big price.” The comments appeared to be aimed at Kurdish separatists, as he had blamed them for doing so a day earlier, though he did not specify this in his Monday comments. While speaking to reporters at a White House Easter event, Trump said the armaments were intended to reach anti-government protesters to help them fight back against Iranian authorities.

In January, during the mass wave of anti-regime protests that swept across Iran, Trump had vowed that “help was on the way” and urged protesters to take to the streets and seize institutions. But after the regime began its crackdown, reportedly killing tens of thousands, Trump backed down, only beginning military operations against Iran weeks later alongside Israel. He has since said that Iranians should take to the streets only after protecting themselves from the bombing campaign.

“We sent guns, a lot of guns, they were supposed to go to the people so they could fight back against these thugs,” Trump told reporters. “You know what happened? The people that they sent them to kept them,” Trump went on. “They said, ‘What a beautiful gun. I think I’ll keep it,’” Trump claimed, adding: “So I’m very upset with a certain group of people, and they’re going to pay a big price for that.” 

In his press event Monday, Trump did not give details about who he was accusing of taking the US weapons. However, on Sunday, Trump was quoted as saying by a Fox News reporter that he blamed Kurdish intermediaries for having taken weapons destined for Iranian dissidents.“We sent guns to the protesters, a lot of them… and I think the Kurds took the guns,” Trump reportedly said. He did not provide evidence for that claim.  (Read More)

Russia provided Iran with list of Israeli energy targets, Ukrainian intelligence finds - exclusive

According to the findings, the targeted sites were divided into three categories based on their strategic importance.

Russian intelligence has provided Iran with a detailed list of 55 critical energy infrastructure targets within Israel, according to information obtained by The Jerusalem Postfrom a source close to Ukrainian intelligence. The report, which highlights the deepening military and intelligence cooperation between Moscow and Tehran, suggests that the information that was shared enables Iran to launch precision missile strikes against Israel’s energy grid. According to the findings, the targeted sites are divided into three categories based on their strategic importance:

Level 1: Critical production facilities. These are sites whose destruction would cripple the national energy system. The report specifically names the Orot Rabin power station as a primary target.

Level 2: Major urban and industrial energy hubs. These facilities are located primarily in central Israel and serve large population centers.

Level 3: Local infrastructure. These targets include regional substations that support industrial zones and smaller power plants.

The Russian assessment regarding Israel’s vulnerability is that “unlike many European nations, Israel’s power grid is characterized by a high degree of isolation”. Because Israel is an “energy island” that does not import electricity from neighboring countries, Russian intelligence reportedly told Iran that damaging even a few central components could trigger a total and prolonged energy collapse, leading to mass blackouts and technical failures that could not be easily mitigated. (Read More)

Trump says US has plan to destroy every bridge and power plant in Iran within hours tomorrow night, if no deal

US President Donald Trump says the US has a plan to blow up every bridge and every power plant in Iran within four hours tomorrow night if Tehran does not capitulate to his demands. “We have a plan… where every bridge in Iran will be decimated by 12 o’clock tomorrow night, where every power plant will be out of business, burning, exploding and never to be used again, I mean, complete demolition, by 12 o’clock, and it will happen over a period of four hours if we want that to happen,” he says.

“We don’t want that,” he adds, noting that the US may end up helping Iran rebuild, in which case, he would not want to have to reconstruct expensive infrastructure like that. He says Iran did not take him seriously before, leading him to order the demolition of Tehran’s largest bridge last week within minutes of talks falling apart.“Do I want to destroy their infrastructure? No. It would take them 100 years to rebuild,” he says.

“If we left today, it would take them 20 years to rebuild their country… and the only way they’re going to be able to rebuild their country is to utilize the genius of the United States of America,” he claims. Asked whether he would accept Iran charging toll in the Strait of Hormuz after Tehran reopens the channel, Tru mp suggests the US could be the one charging such tolls. “Why shouldn’t we? We’re the winner. We won. They are militarily defeated,” he says.He later appears to back off the idea. “We have to have a deal that’s acceptable to me, and part of the deal is going to be that we want free traffic of oil and everything else,” he says. (Source)

Iran’s aggression forces Gulf states to rethink regional security - opinion

The UAE is redefining Gulf security, prioritizing capability and committed partners over rhetoric and ideology.

Not all wars are fought to redraw maps. Some are fought to expose lies. In the current round of regional escalation, the truth has become clear: what was long called “Arab security” was, at its core, nothing more than a convenient political narrative. Repeatedly recast and reiterated, it collapsed at the first real test. The Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting the Gulf states, foremost among them the United Arab Emirates, did more than show the scale of the threat. They exposed the limitations of a framework long presented as a source of strategic depth. Instead of providing real protection, it devolved into rhetoric laden with slogans that proved ineffective when faced with reality.

In this context, the statements of Anwar Gargash, diplomatic advisor to the president of the UAE, offer more than passing political expressions. They provide a conceptual framework for an entire phase. Gargash asserts that “Iran’s brutal aggression reinforces its threat as a central axis in GCC strategic thinking and underscores the distinct nature of Gulf security, independent of traditional concepts of Arab security.” This is not a description of a fleeting threat, but a redefinition of both the source of danger and the nature of the response. This shift in discourse reflects a moment of trial that exposed the failure of Arab and Islamic frameworks to fulfill their presumed role. When a stable country faces strikes against its vital installations and airspace, and the response is silence, confusion, or justification instead of unity, the issue goes beyond political disagreement. It reveals a structural flaw in the very concept of security.


...Publicly, Gargash asked: “We in the Arab Gulf states have the right to ask: Where are the institutions of joint Arab and Islamic action, led by the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, while our countries and peoples are subjected to this brutal Iranian aggression? And where are the ‘major’ Arab and regional countries?” (Ed note: Here we have a somewhat long but very interesting article which states that the Arab is getting tired of the missiles sent by the country of Persia, and the Arab League may be getting ready to do something about it.) (Read More)

IRGC defies Trump: Strait of Hormuz will never be the same

IRGC rejects President Trump’s ultimatum to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, declaring it “will never return to its previous state" for the US and Israel. 

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Sunday rejected US President Donald Trump’s ultimatum for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday. "The Strait of Hormuz will never return to its previous state, especially for the US and Israel," the IRGC Navy Commander declared, as quoted in a social media account representing the IRGC Navy Command. 

“The IRGC Navy is completing the operational preparations of the ⁧plan issued⁩ by Iranian officials for a new order in the Persian Gulf," the Commander declared. Trump had earlier published a post on Truth Social, stating Iran has until Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time to agree to a deal. In an earlier post, Trump intensified threats against Iran, warning that civilian infrastructure could be targeted beginning Tuesday if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened. 

"Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. He further warned: "Open the ***** Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP." (Read More)

Israel says it struck Iran’s largest petrochemical site

The Israeli Air Force struck Iran’s “largest petrochemical facility” a short while ago, Defense Minister Israel Katz says. Iranian media reported that airstrikes targeted petrochemical facilities at Iran’s South Pars gas field. Katz, in a statement, confirms the strike, saying that the IDF “has just powerfully struck the largest petrochemical facility in Iran, located in Asaluyeh, a central target responsible for about 50 percent of the country’s petrochemical production, following last week’s strike on the second main facility.”

He says that the two facilities, “which together are responsible for about 85% of Iran’s petrochemical exports, have been taken out of use and are not functioning.”“This is a severe economic blow amounting to tens of billions of dollars to the Iranian regime,” he says. Katz says that the petrochemical industry is a “central engine in financing the activities” of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iran’s military build-up.

He also says that the IDF has been instructed to “continue striking with full force the national infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime.” “The Iranian terror regime will discover that continued aggression against Israel and the cowardly and criminal firing at Israeli civilians will lead to a deepening of the economic and strategic damage it pays and to the collapse of its capabilities,” Katz adds. (Source)

Israel strikes Iran's petrochemical complex at Asaluyeh, defence minister says

Israel struck Iran's largest ​petrochemical complex at Asaluyeh on ‌Monday, defence minister Israel Katz said, in what he described ​as a severe economic ​blow to Tehran.

Several explosions were ⁠heard at Iran's South ​Pars Petrochemical complex in Asaluyeh, ​Fars news agency reported on Monday. 

 
Companies that provide electricity, water and oxygen ​to Asaluyeh were attacked, ​but the Pars petrochemical company has ‌not ⁠been damaged, Tasnim news agency reported, adding that the electricity supply to all Asaluyeh ​petrochemicals units ​had ⁠been cut. (Ed note: The IDF hitting those petrochemical plants could get interesting. While not that close to the Bushehr nuclear power plant, it is located within the same Bushehr Province.) (Source)

IAEA confirms impact of recent strikes near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant

The International Atomic Energy Agency says it can confirm recent impacts of military strikes close to Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, but adds that the plant itself was not damaged.

The UN atomic watchdog says that the confirmation was based on its independent analysis of new satellite imagery and detailed knowledge of the site, adding that one strike had hit only 75 meters (246 feet) from the site perimeter.

Last week, the agency said it had been informed by Iran about a projectile striking close to the premises of the Bushehr nuclear power plant. (Source)

Report: Israel preparing to strike Iran's energy network

A senior Israeli official told Reuters that officials in Jerusalem are waiting for US approval to strike electricity and fuel infrastructure across Iran.

Israel is preparing a large-scale attack on Iran's energy facilities, but is waiting for US approval to carry out the move, a senior Israeli source told Reuters. According to the report, Israel has drawn up a comprehensive plan to strike the Islamic Republic's electricity grid, power stations, and oil pumping and refining facilities, with the aim of damaging the country's economy. Israel has so far refrained from launching an all-out attack on refineries and power stations in Iran, and the US also expressed dissatisfaction over an Israeli strike on oil facilities last month. On Saturday, Israel struck petrochemical industry facilities in western Iran, after carrying out extensive strikes against the country's steel industry last week.

At the same time, US President Donald Trump issued an unequivocal threat to Iran on Saturday, reminding the Islamic Republic that it had 48 hours left to reach an agreement with the US to end the war. Trump, who until now had focused on diplomacy and expressed optimism about reaching an agreement with Iran, wrote in a post on his social media platform: "Remember when I gave Iran ten days to make a deal or open up the Strait of Hormuz? Time is running out, 48 hours before all Hell will reign down on them. Glory be to God."

On March 22, Trump issued Iran an ultimatum to open the Strait of Hormuz or face a US strike on Iranian power stations. "If Iran does not fully open, without threat, the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours from this exact moment, the United States of America will hit and destroy its various power stations, beginning with the largest of them!" Trump wrote. The president later postponed the ultimatum, first by five days and then by 10 days, in order to allow time for negotiations that were being held with representatives of Tehran. (Read More)