(1) LIVE 6 minutes ago
Trump says 8 pm deadline stands, warns Iran of attack it 'has not seen'
Summary
• US President Trump warned on Tuesday that "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again" if Iran's leaders fail to accept the US demands by Tuesday night."I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will."
• Strikes hit bridges and rail infrastructure across Iran on Tuesday as Israel warned against train use and Trumpthreatened to target infrastructureifno deal is reached.
• Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday they would target US and allied energy infrastructure and warned their response could extend beyond the region.
• Iranian state media said on Tuesday Kharg Island was struck, with explosions reported on the island.
• Iran’s nationwide internet blackout has entered its 39th day, leaving most users cut off from the global internet, NetBlocks said.
(2) BREAKING NEWS 12 minutes ago
Trump warns Iran of attack it 'has not seen', says 8 pm deadline stands
US President Donald Trump said his 8 p.m. (EST) deadline remains in placeand warned Iran of a potential attack “like they have not seen,” according to remarks made in a phone interview with Bret Baier on Fox News.
“I just got off the phone with the president… I said, listen, if you were to put odds on it,what were the odds that this is going to end up being a negotiated deal?He said he wasn't going to put odds on it. But he said,‘8 p.m. is happening,’” Baier said, recounting the call.
“He said, ‘it is—if we get to that point—there is going to be an attack like they have not seen.’
Nowhe's sticking to that at this point… it is moving forward with the plans that we have.That's a huge deal,” he added.
(3) 1 hour ago
Iran cuts off 'direct' communications with US not talks with mediators- WSJ
• The Wall Street Journal, quoting Middle Eastern officials,reportsthat Iran hasonly cut off its "direct" communications with the US not its talks with ceasefire mediators.
• While the move has temporarily complicated efforts to make a deal by Trump’s 8 p.m. deadline, it hasn't ended the talks, the report said.
• "Iran intended tosend a signal of disapproval and defiance by severing communications," one official was quoted as saying.
• Iran's state-run Tehran Times later reported that "diplomatic and indirect channels of talks with the US are not closed."
• The Tehran-based paper had earlier reported that Iran had cut "all diplomatic and backchannel talks" with the US.
(4) 5 hours ago
Iran says it targeted US sites, Israel-linked facility in drone attacks
Iran’s army said itcarried out large-scale drone attackson targets linked to the United States and Israel in response to strikes on its energy infrastructure.
In a statement, the army said it targeted a petrochemical power unit and fuel storage site near Dimona in southern Israel, as well as a US naval maintenance facility at Jebel Ali Port.
It also said it struck radar systemsandhousing facilities for US forces at Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base.The statement said the attacks werein responseto US and Israeli strikes on Iran’s petrochemical and other infrastructure.
(5) 5 hours ago
Iran rejects temporary ceasefire, sets conditions for US talks - Reuters
Iran has rejectedany temporary ceasefirewith the United States and setconditions for talks on “a lasting peace,” Reuters reported, citing a senior Iranian source. (I hate the statement that Zelensky and traitors made up)
The source said Tehran’spreconditionsinclude animmediate haltto US and Israeli strikes,guaranteesthat attacks will not be repeated, andcompensation for damages caused during the conflict.
The source added that under a permanent peace deal,Tehran is demanding fees for shipspassing through the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil transit route.
The transit fees for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz would vary depending on vessel type, cargo and prevailing conditions, according to the source.
(6) 5 hours ago
Iran attacks petrochemical complex in Saudi city of Jubail - Fars
• Iran attacked a petrochemical complex in the Saudi industrial city of Jubail on Tuesday, IRGC-affiliated Fars news agency reported.
• There was no immediate comment from the Saudi government, state oil giant Saudi Aramco or its petrochemicals unit SABIC.
• Videos posted on socialmedia showed overnight attacks targeted a petrochemical complexin the industrial city of Jubail in eastern Saudi Arabia==.
• Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry saidit destroyed 11 ballistic missiles as well as 18 dronesaimed at the Eastern Province.
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