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US President Donald Trump said at a White House press conference on Monday that he will destroy all Iran's bridges and power plants in 'four hours' if no peace deal is reached while lauding the success of the "harrowing" search and rescue mission of two downed US airmen. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.
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Israel military says air defences responding to Iranian missiles
Israel's military said Tuesday that its air defences were activated in response to missiles fired by Iran, shortly after it announced that it had launched a "wave" of air strikes on Iran.
"A short while ago, the IDF identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel. Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat," the Israeli military said on its official Telegram channel.
Japanese national held in Iran freed
A Japanese national detained by Iran since January has been released, Kyodo News reported Tuesday, citing government sources.
The person is believed to be the Tehran bureau chief of Japan's public broadcaster NHK, the report said.
Israeli military announces 'wave' of air strikes on Iran
Israel's military announced a "wave" of air strikes on Iran after US President Donald Trump's said that a truce proposal to end the US-Israeli war on Iran from international mediators was not yet enough.
"A short while ago, the IDF completed an air strike wave with the aim of damaging Iranian terror regime infrastructure in Tehran and additional areas across Iran," the Israeli military wrote on its official Telegram channel.
Blasts heard in Damascus as Israeli air defences intercept Iranian missiles, Syrian state TV says
Explosions were heard in the Syrian capital, Damascus, and surrounding countryside on Tuesday that
were caused by the Israeli interception of Iranian missiles, Syrian state TV reported.
Explosions heard in parts of Tehran and nearby Karaj, Iranian media report
Drone 'from Iran' crashes into Iraqi Kurdistan home, kills two
A drone "coming from Iran" killed a couple in Iraqi Kurdistan after crashing into their home, local authorities reported early on Tuesday.
The autonomous region's Counter-Terrorism Service said in a statement that the incident took place on Monday "when a bomb-laden drone coming from Iran crashed into a civilian home in...the Dara Shakran subdistrict within Erbil Province".
Saudi Arabia says it intercepted 7 missiles, debris falls near energy facilities
Saudi Arabia's defence ministry said on Tuesday that air defences intercepted and destroyed seven
ballistic missiles launched towards the Eastern region, adding that debris from the intercepted missiles fell near energy facilities.
Authorities were assessing potential damage, the ministry added.
Trump brushes off war crime concerns as he repeats threat to Iran’s infrastructure
US President Donald Trump said Monday he’s “not at all” concerned about committing possible war crimes as he again threatened to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants if Tehran does not meet his Tuesday 8 p.m. ET deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Speaking to reporters at the White House, the president refused to say whether any civilian targets would be off-limits.
Iran on Monday rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal and said it wants a permanent end to the conflict.
US stocks drift higher ahead of Trump's deadline to bomb Iranian power plants
US stocks drifted higher in hesitant trading on Monday, ahead of a deadline that President Donald Trump has set to bomb Iranian power plants.
The S&P 500 rose 0.4%, coming off its first winning week in the last six. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 165 points, or 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.5%.
Oil prices likewise rose after seesawing through the day amid uncertainty about what will happen in the war with Iran and how long it will slow the global flow of oil and natural gas. Iran on Monday rejected the latest ceasefire proposal and instead said it wants a permanent end to the war.
Iran army says Trump's 'rude, arrogant rhetoric' having 'no effect' on operations
Donald Trump's "arrogant rhetoric" on the war on the Middle East is not hindering Iran's soldiers, Tehran's army said, after the US president on Monday threatened to raze Iran's infrastructure.
"The rude, arrogant rhetoric and baseless threats of the delusional US president... have no effect on the continuation of the offensive and crushing operations of the warriors of Islam against the American and Zionist enemies," said a spokesman for the army's Khatam Al-Anbiya central command cited by the national broadcaster.
Trump's threats will not make up for US 'humiliation and disgrace', Iran military says
Global oil supply falls by 13%
The war in the Middle East will lead to higher inflation and slower global growth, the head of the International Monetary Fund told Reuters on Monday, ahead of a fresh forecast for the world economy planned by the global lender for next week.
The war has triggered the worst-ever disruption in global energy supply in history, with millions of barrels of oil production shuttered due to Iran's effective blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, crucial for shipping one-fifth of the world's oil and gas.
"Instead, all roads now lead to higher prices and slower growth," said Georgieva. The war has shrunk global oil supply by 13%, she said, rippling through oil and gas shipments and into related supply chains such as helium and fertilizers.
US stocks edge higher as oil prices flipflop ahead of Trump's ceasefire deadline
Oil prices climbed in choppy trade on Monday, as the US and Iran ratcheted up their rhetoric even as the two countries are engaging in indirect talks.
Brent crude futures settled at $109.77 a barrel, up 74 cents, or 0.68%. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures settled at $112.40, up 87 cents or 0.78%.
US stocks fluctuated but ended the day slightly higher off the back of Trump's press conference.
Four officers of the Iranian Army Ground Forces were killed in an operation to counter US aircraft in Isfahan on Sunday
Four officers of the Iranian Army ground forces were killed on Sunday in a military operation to counter US aircraft in Iran's Isfahan, the semi-official Fars news agency said.
Qatar tells Iran that diplomatic solution is only way to resolve regional crisis
Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani told his Iranian counterpart
Abbas Araqchi that a diplomatic solution is the only way to resolve the ongoing regional crisis.
Sheikh Mohammed told Araqchi in a phone call that Qatar rejects the continued targeting by Iran of his country and other countries in the region, according to a statement by the Qatari foreign ministry.
Trump raps NATO, South Korea, Australia and Japan for not helping with Iran war
President Donald Trump at a White House press conference on Monday criticised NATO, Australia, Japan and South Korea for not helping the US with its war with Iran.
Trump says will destroy all Iran bridges, power plants in 'four hours' if no deal
Trump threatens ‘complete demolition’ of every Iranian power plant and bridge in four hours
Trump says he will destroy all Iran bridges, power plants in 'four hours' if no ceasefire is agreed by Iran. However, he qualified his comments saying "but we don't want that to happen".
Yesterday's key events:
US President Donald Trump appeared to extend his deadline for Iran to make a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face devastating bombardment, posting a message stating simply: "Tuesday, 8:00 PM Eastern Time!"
Iran's powerful parliament speaker warned US President Donald Trump that his "reckless moves" would mean "our whole region is going to burn".
US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday the dramatic rescue of a downed airman whose fighter jet crashed over Iran.
Israeli strikes on south Beirut and its suburbs killed at least four people, a day after Israel threatened to hit Lebanon's main border crossing with Syria, forcing it to close.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed responsibility on Sunday for attacks on petrochemical plants in the UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)
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