Iran can be taken out in one night, might be Tuesday night: Trump
Iran can be taken out in one night, might be Tuesday night, says Donald Trump at a press conference. "US military personnel faced gunfire at very close range during rescue in Iran," the US President said.
"Second rescue mission in Iran involved 155 aircraft," Trump added.
Iran rejects ceasefire proposal, responds with 10 clauses: Islamic Republic News Agency
Iran has conveyed its response to the US proposal for ending the war to Pakistan, rejecting a ceasefire and emphasizing the necessity of a permanent end to the war, the official IRNA news agency said on Monday.
Iran's response consists of ten clauses, including an end to conflicts in the region, a protocol for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, lifting of sanctions, and reconstruction, the agency added.
Pakistan refuses to comment on proposal to end US-Iran war, says peace process alive
Pakistan on Monday refused to comment on reports that it proposed a framework to end the ongoing US-Iran war while confirming that the peace process was alive.
"There have been several reports of a 45-day ceasefire offer, or 15-point exchange. We do not comment on these individual, specific incidents," Pakistan's foreign office spokesperson, Tahir Andrabi, was quoted as saying by the state-run Pakistan TV.
US, Israel attack petrochemical complex in Iran’s Marvdasht: Iranian State Media
Iran's Marvdasht petrochemical complex was attacked by the United States and Israel, Iran's state media reported on Monday, the second incident targeting petrochemical sites in last 24 hours.
State media said the fire caused by the attack was under control and there was no significant damage reported.
Israel had earlier on Monday struck Iran's largest petrochemical complex at Asaluyeh, defence minister Israel Katz said, in what he described as a severe economic blow to Tehran.
Israel confirms kill of Quds Force undercover unit leader Asghar Bakeri
Israel's military said Monday it killed the leader of the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard's undercover unit in its expeditionary Quds Force.
Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani, a military spokesman, confirmed the killing of Asghar Bakeri in a briefing to reporters.
He said Bakeri had planned attacks on Israeli and US targets as well as operations in Israel, Syria and Lebanon.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards target US amphibious assault ship LHA-7
Iran's Revolutionary Guards targeted the U.S. amphibious assault ship LHA-7, pushing it to retreat into the southern Indian Ocean, Iranian state media reported on Monday.
The Guards also targeted a container ship which they said belonged to Israel with the identifier "SDN7", without disclosing its location.
IAEA confirms impacts of military strikes close to Iran's Bushehr plant
The International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday said it can confirm recent impacts of military strikes close to Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, but said that the plant itself was not damaged.
The UN atomic watchdog said 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 metres from the site perimeter.
Last week the agency had said it had been informed by Iran about a projectile striking close to the premises of the Bushehr nuclear power plant.
Israel to continue striking Iran’s ‘national infrastructure’ with full force: Defence Minister Katz
Israeli Defence Minister Katz said the military has been instructed to continue striking “national infrastructure” in Iran with full force.
Explosions in Iran’s South Pars petrochemical facility in Asaluyeh
Attacks targeted facilities at Iran's South Pars natural gas field on Monday, Iranian media outlets reported.
The semiofficial Fars news agency and the judiciary's Mizan news agency both reported the attack, blaming America and Israel.
An earlier Israeli attack on South Pars saw Iran increasingly target Gulf Arab oil and natural gas sites.
Companies supplying electricity, water and oxygen to the Assaluyeh petrochemical complex were attacked, while the Pars Petrochemical Company was not impacted, Tasnim reported.
The attack on two utilities companies has cut off electricity supply to the petrochemical units.
Israel's defence minister, Katz has confirmed the Israeli attack.
Petrochemical production units have been damaged in Assaluyeh, reports Tasnim citing Bushehr Deputy Governor.
India govt official: 16 Indian flagged vessels stranded in Strait of Hormuz
India govt official: 16 Indian flagged vessels stranded in Strait of Hormuz
India govt official: Not aware about any payment being charged by Iran to let ships pass through Hormuz
Four killed in Israel's Haifa after Iranian missile strike
Four people were killed in the Israeli port city of Haifa after what Israeli media said was an Iranian missile strike that hit a residential building late on Sunday. The bodies of the four people were recovered from beneath the rubble following hours of intensive search-and-rescue operations, the Israeli military said on Monday.
Oil prices fall on US-Iran receiving peace proposal
Oil prices fell more than $2 in choppy trade on Monday, as investors awaited clarity on the status of talks between the U.S. and Iran and remained wary about sustained supply losses due to shipping disruptions.
Brent crude futures fell $1.92, or 1.76%, to $107.11 a barrel at 1037 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were trading down 1.82%, or $2.03, at $109.50 per barrel.
The pricing moves in Asia trading on Monday were dwarfed by an 11% surge for WTI and an 8% rise for Brent during the previous trading session on Thursday, the biggest absolute price increase since 2020.
The U.S. and Iran received the framework of a plan to end hostilities, but Iran rejected immediately reopening the Strait of Hormuz, after President Donald Trump threatened to rain "hell" on Tehran if it did not make a deal by the end of Tuesday.
Iran also said it has formulated its positions and demands in response to recent ceasefire proposals conveyed via intermediaries.
The Strait of Hormuz, which carries oil and petroleum products from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, remains largely closed due to Iranian attacks on shipping after the war began on February 28.
"Not being able to open the Strait of Hormuz is becoming more a question of political victory," said Mukesh Sahdev, founder and CEO at consultancy XAnalysts.
Because of the Middle East supply disruptions, refiners are seeking alternative sources for crude, particularly for physical cargoes in the U.S. and Britain's North Sea. Some vessels, however, including an Omani-operated tanker, a French-owned container ship and a Japanese-owned gas carrier, have passed through the Strait of Hormuz since Thursday, shipping data showed, reflecting Iran's policy to allow passage for vessels from countries it deems more friendly.
Additionally, spot premiums for U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude have jumped to all-time highs as competition between Asian and European refiners for supply heats up to replace Middle Eastern oil flows disrupted by the war, industry sources told Reuters.
The war threatens to linger on as Iran has officially told mediators it is not prepared to meet with U.S. officials in Islamabad in the coming days and efforts to produce a ceasefire have reached a dead end, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
On Sunday, OPEC+, consisting of some members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies such as Russia, agreed to a modest rise of 206,000 barrels per day for May.
However, that decision will largely exist on paper as several of the group's key producers are unable to raise output due to the war.
Saudi Arabia also set the official selling price of May Arab Light crude oil to Asia at a record premium of $19.50 a barrel above the Oman/Dubai average, an increase of $17 from the previous month, Aramco said.
Meanwhile, Russian supply has been disrupted recently by Ukrainian drone attacks on its Baltic Sea export terminals. Media reports on Sunday said its Ust-Luga terminal resumed loadings on Saturday after days of disruptions.
Exports from the Black Sea port of Tuapse are set to rise to 794,000 metric tons in April, up 8.7% on a daily basis from 755,000 metric tons planned for March, according to two traders and Reuters calculations.
Iran has formulated its response to ceasefire proposals, foreign ministry spokesperson says
Iran has formulated its positions and demands in response to recent ceasefire proposals conveyed via intermediaries, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday, adding that negotiations were "incompatible with ultimatums and threats to commit war crimes."
Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran had a set of requirements based on its national interests that had already been conveyed via intermediary channels, adding that earlier U.S. demands such as the 15-point plan were rejected for being "excessive."
"Iran does not hesitate to clearly express what it considers its legitimate demands and doing so should not be interpreted as a sign of compromise, but rather as a reflection of its confidence in defending its positions," Baghaei said in a press conference.
"We have formulated our own responses" and will announce details in due time, he added in response to an Iranian journalist's question regarding ongoing efforts to bring about a ceasefire between Iran and the U.S.
Iran accuses UN nuclear watchdog of inaction, warns of risk from attacks
Inaction by the UN nuclear watchdog "emboldens aggression" against nuclear facilities such as the Bushehr power plant, Iran's atomic energy chief Mohammad Eslami said on Monday in a letter addressed to the International Atomic Energy Agency's director.
Eslami said Iran's only functioning nuclear power plant had so far been targeted four times, with the most recent attack in its vicinity on April 4 killing a security staff member and injuring others.
He warned that such attacks could risk the release of radioactive material from an operating reactor and could have “irreparable consequences” for people, the environment and neighboring countries.
He described the attacks as a clear breach of international law, and criticized what he called the agency’s "lack of decisive action", saying mere expressions of concern were insufficient and would embolden further attacks.
Iran struck US forces relocated on Kuwait's Bubiyan island, military spokesperson says
U.S. forces located on Kuwait's Bubiyan island were targeted by Iran, the spokesperson of Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said in a video statement shared by state media on Monday.
Ebrahim Zolfaqari said Iran targeted satellite equipment and munitions on the island with drones, adding that U.S. forces had relocated there from Arifjan camp after that base was repeatedly struck by Iran.
Bubiyan island is the largest of Kuwait's coastal islands chain, located in the northwest of the Gulf.
Six people were injured from debris falling in a residential area in northern Kuwait after an Iranian attack, Kuwait's health ministry said earlier.
Iran says attack kills Revolutionary Guard intelligence chief
The head of intelligence for Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was killed Monday in an attack targeting him, Iranian state media reported.
The Guard blamed the attack on the United States and Israel.
It did not elaborate on where Maj. Gen. Majid Khademi was killed. However, multiple airstrikes targeted residential areas around Iran's capital, Tehran, early Monday morning.
Israel said it killed the intelligence chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Monday. Defence Minister Israel Katz made the announcement.
"The Revolutionary Guard are shooting at civilians and we are eliminating the leaders of the terrorists," Katz said. "Iran's leaders live with a sense of being targeted. We will continue to hunt them down one by one."
Katz added that Israel had "severely damaged" Iran's steel and petrochemical industries as well.
"We will continue to crush the Iranian national infrastructure and lead to the erosion and collapse of the terrorist regime, and its capabilities to promote terror and fire at the state of Israel," he said.
Iran reviewing peace proposal but not open to 'temporary ceasefire'
Iran won't reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a "temporary ceasefire", a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday, adding that Tehran views Washington as lacking the readiness for a permanent ceasefire.
The official confirmed Iran had received Pakistan's proposal for an immediate ceasefire and was reviewing it, adding that Tehran does not accept being pressured to accept deadlines and make a decision.
Authorities in UAE's Fujairah respond to drone incident involving du telecom building
Authorities in Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates on Monday said they are responding to an "incident" after a drone approached from Iran toward the building of telecommunications company du, adding no injuries have been reported.
They did not say where or whether the drone struck.
Iran executes man over attack on military site during January protests, Mizan
Iran executed a man named Ali Fahim convicted over an attempt to storm a military facility and access an armoury during unrest in January, state media said on Monday, after the Supreme Court upheld his sentence.
Iran has already executed three others linked to the incident, including Amirhossein Hatami earlier last week, and Mohammadamin Biglari and Shahin Vahedparast on Sunday.
Another man linked to the same case is believed to face execution in the coming days, according to rights group Amnesty International.
Nationwide anti-government protests in January were repressed in the biggest crackdown in the Islamic Republic's history.
Authorities said the defendants had tried to seize weapons and military equipment during protests, describing them as "rioters" acting against national security.
Amnesty International said several defendants were facing execution over the unrest, adding in a recent report that detainees in such cases had been subjected to torture and "grossly unfair trials".
Debris from air defence interception injures Ghanaian national, Abu Dhabi Media office says
Abu Dhabi authorities responded to an incident of falling debris on the Raneen Systems company in the Musaffah industrial area after a successful interception by air defence systems, resulting in moderate injuries to a Ghanaian national, the Abu Dhabi Media Office said on Monday.
