After a message filled with expletives, the president seemed to establish a deadline of “Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time” for Tehran to reopen the water route.
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• Trump’s ultimatum: US President Donald Trump seemed to establish a “Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time” ultimatum for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, after issuing a vulgar warning regarding potential assaults on its infrastructure.
• Threats from Iran: Iranian representatives issued warnings that the area could “ignite,” and stated the strait would be reopened only when they received “complete compensation” for war losses.
• Recent attacks: State media reported that six children were among those who lost their lives in Israeli-US strikes on Iran overnight. Two individuals died and two are unaccounted for following an Iranian attack on a residential structure in Haifa, Israel.
• Airman rescue: In the meantime, Trump is set to hold a news conference later today regarding the rescue of an F-15 crew member whose aircraft was shot down over Iran. Recently published satellite images revealed several craters along the roads in the vicinity where the airman was rescued.
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Israel eliminates high-ranking Iranian security official.
By Tim Lister and Eugenia Yosef
A different high-ranking security official in Iran has been murdered, as reported by both Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) of Iran.
According to a statement from the Guards, Maj. Gen. Majid Khademi, the IRGC’s Intelligence chief, was killed early Monday.
The IRGC referred to him as a “greatly respected commander” who had dedicated “almost fifty years of faithful and brave service to the Revolution.”
Since the conflict started in late February, Israel has focused on numerous high-ranking officials within the IRGC, the Iranian military, and the Basij paramilitary organization.
Katz stated that Khadami was among those “directly accountable” for the deaths of Israeli civilians “and one of the three highest-ranking individuals” in the IRGC.
The leaders of Iran feel a sense of being persecuted. “We will keep pursuing them individually,” Katz stated.
He stated that the Israeli attacks had greatly harmed Iran’s steel infrastructure and petrochemical sector – “and today, as well as every day, there will be more to follow.”
Oil prices remain high after Trump’s warning.
By John Liu
On March 31, a woman is refueling her car at a gas station located in the Hamilton Heights area of Manhattan, New York. Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images
Oil prices remained steady and high on early Monday, as President Donald Trump’s latest threats to attack Iran disturbed investors, causing prices to spike on Sunday.
Brent crude, the worldwide standard, increased 0.27% to $109.32 at 3:14 am ET, whereas WTI crude, the US standard, declined 0.46% to $111.03.
On Sunday, Trump warned that he would target Iran’s power facilities and other infrastructure if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz — an essential oil and gas shipping passage that has been mostly closed for more than a month. He seemed to establish a new deadline of “Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time.” An Iranian official responded by stating that the strait would remain shut until the nation receives “full compensation” for damages incurred during the war.
In Asia, where numerous nations significantly rely on crude and gas imports from the Middle East, stock markets are showing modest gains, recovering a portion of the losses experienced during last week’s volatility.
Japan’s key index Nikkei 225 increased by 0.55%. South Korea’s Kospi rose by 1.36%. The market in Hong Kong is shut for a public holiday.
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