Israel has warned Iranians their lives might be in danger in the event that they use the nation’s railways on Tuesday earlier than the top of a negotiations deadline imposed by Donald Trump with a menace to destroy Iran’s bridges and energy vegetation.
Israel’s navy, writing in Farsi, stated in a social media publish that “from this moment” – 8.50am Iran time – till 9pm, Iranians ought to chorus from “travelling by train throughout Iran” for the sake of their very own safety.
“Your presence on trains and near railway lines endangers your life,” the assertion continued in a transparent warning that stations and tracks usually utilized by civilians could possibly be bombed on Tuesday.
The menace got here hours earlier than an ultimatum set by the US president expires at 8pm ET on Tuesday – 4.30am on Wednesday in Iran (1am UK time) – in an try to drive main concessions from Iran with the specter of escalation.
At a White House press convention on Monday, Trump stated Iran “can be taken out in one night and that night might be tomorrow”, reiterating threats to bomb its power plants and bridges in a concentrated assault.
Iran on Monday rejected a proposal to implement an immediate ceasefire adopted by peace negotiations brokered by Pakistan, Egypt and Turkey, arguing that it needed a everlasting finish to the war. It issued a 10-point counterproposal, which Trump acknowledged however stated was “not good enough”.
The prospect of bombing Iran’s infrastructure has been condemned by legal professionals and specialists as a possible war crime as a result of its affect on civilians can be disproportionate to no matter notional navy benefit was gained, a conclusion that has been dismissed by the Trump administration.
Negotiations continued on Tuesday morning, although there have been few clear developments. On X, Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, stated: “Over 14 million proud Iranians have, up to this moment, declared their readiness to sacrifice their lives in defense of Iran. I too have been, am, and will be a sacrificer for Iran.”
On Monday, Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of defence, stated that “today will be the largest volume of strikes” on Iran and that assaults on Tuesday can be “even more than today”.
Iranian media reported on Tuesday that Khorramabad airport, in western Iran, had been attacked, and Israel stated it had carried out one other wave of strikes on Tehran in a single day. Israel’s navy stated it had bombed a petrochemical facility in Shiraz, the place it stated nitric acid used to make explosives is produced, as properly as a ballistic missile launch web site in north-western Iran.
US officers informed Fox News and the Wall Street Journal that B-2 stealth bombers had dropped 30,000lb “bunker buster” bombs on an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps compound in Tehran on Saturday. The bombs had been GBU-57 munitions, the kind utilized in last June’s attack by the US on Iran’s underground nuclear facility at Fordow.
Israeli media reported that Benjamin Netanyahu informed members of the nation’s safety cupboard on Sunday that the war against Hezbollah in Lebanon would proceed no matter what occurred within the negotiations between the US and Iran. There was, the prime minister stated, a “separation of theatres”.
An assault on Saudi Arabia had hit a petrochemical complicated in a sprawling industrial space within the jap metropolis of Jubail and staff on the web site had been evacuated.
Sirens had been repeatedly sounded in Israel as missile assaults continued. Five impacts had been reported within the Tel Aviv space as Israel stated Iran had fired ballistic missiles with cluster warheads, however no casualties had been instantly reported.
The value of Brent crude oil elevated marginally to just above $110 (£83) a barrel in morning buying and selling.
