Iran War Live Updates: Strikes Pummel Tehran, Trump’s Final Deadline Looms U.S. President Donald Trump escalated tensions by threatening to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants if Tehran fails to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday 8 p.m. ET deadline. Trump dismissed concerns about potential war crimes, stating he was “not at all” worried about such accusations. His threats have drawn criticism from military law experts, who argue the scale of destruction could constitute a war crime. Iran rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal and demanded a permanent end to the conflict, emphasizing the need for guarantees against future attacks. The Iranian government conveyed its response through Pakistan, a key mediator. Mojtaba Ferdousi Pour, head of Iran’s diplomatic mission in Cairo, told the AP that Tehran’s stance was clear: “We only accept an end of the war with guarantees that we won’t be attacked again.” Iran’s president announced that 14 million Iranians, including himself, had volunteered to sacrifice their lives in the war, doubling previous figures cited by state media. Iran’s population is 90 million, making the volunteer count a significant portion of the country’s citizens. Casualties have surged, with over 1,900 deaths reported in Iran and more than 1,400 in Lebanon. The Iranian government has not updated the death toll for days, while Gulf Arab states and the occupied West Bank have seen over two dozen fatalities. Israel reported 23 deaths, and 13 U.S. service members have been killed. Millions of people in Iran and Lebanon have been displaced. Airstrikes targeted critical infrastructure in Iran, including a railway bridge in Kashan, a train station in Mashhad, and a highway bridge near Tabriz on the Tabriz-Tehran freeway. Neither the U.S.#iran #donald_trump #strait_of_hormuz #hezbollah #mohammad_mahmoud_ahmadinejad
