Tehran has rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal, stating it seeks a permanent end to the war, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s ultimatum for a deal approached, accompanied by an expanded threat of strikes on all power plants and bridges in the Islamic Republic.
Trump said Monday he is “not at all” concerned about committing possible war crimes, reiterating his threat to destroy Iranian infrastructure if Tehran fails to meet his Tuesday 8 p.m. ET deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres warned the United States that attacking civilian infrastructure is prohibited under international law, his spokesperson said Monday.
Israel conducted a fresh wave of attacks on Iran early Tuesday, while Iran retaliated with missile strikes on Israel and its Gulf Arab neighbors.
More than 1,900 people have been killed in Iran since the war began, although the government has not updated the toll for several days.
In Lebanon, over 1,400 people have died, and more than one million have been displaced. Eleven Israeli soldiers have been killed there.
In Gulf Arab states and the occupied West Bank, more than two dozen people have died, while 23 deaths have been reported in Israel and 13 U.S. service members have been killed.