Donald Trump during an address from the White House, Washington, D.C., April 1, 2026 (Alex Brandon/Reuters)
UPDATES: US-Israel War on Iran, Day 37 — US Loses 2 Warplanes
UPDATE 1619 GMT:
Iran has conveyed its official response to the US proposal through Pakistani mediators, rejecting the American conditions for an end to the US-Israel War.
Iranian State media said the response consists of 10 clauses, including an end to all conflicts in the region, a protocol for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, lifting of sanctions, and provisions for reconstruction.
Donald Trump has responded that his Tuesday 8 p.m. “deadline” for Iranian capitulation is final, saying Iran’s proposal is significant but not good enough.
He said US campaign will continue because the regime they “just don’t want to say ‘uncle’” and surrender.
“If they don’t, they’ll have no bridges, they’ll have no power plants, no anything,” he threatened.
Trump: "We are obliterating their country, and they just don't want to say 'uncle.' But they will. And if they don't, they'll have no bridges, no power plants, no anything. I won't go further because there are other things that are worse than those two, and we might have — well,… pic.twitter.com/zHUCGSwgT6
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 6, 2026
Asked how he was helping Iranians with airstrikes, he assailed the journalist:
Q: How is it taking care of the Iranian people if you're bombing–
TRUMP: Who are you with?
Q: PBS
TRUMP: That's a radical left group of lunatics pic.twitter.com/v5ZRXJ1MML
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 6, 2026
UPDATE 1551 GMT:
The Lebanese Health Ministry say a paramedic was killed and four others were injured by an Israeli attack on the town of Siddiqin in southern Lebanon.
At least 1,497 people have been killed and 4,639 wounded in Lebanon by Israeli assaults since March 2.
UPDATE 1324 GMT:
Another Turkish-owned vessel has passed through the Strait of Hormuz.
The Ocean Thunder, carrying crude oil from Iraq to Malaysia, transited the Strait on Sundaynight, said Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu.
Three Turkish ships have crossed the Strait since the weekend.
Uraloğlu said, “The number of Turkish-owned vessels in the vicinity of the Strait of Hormuz has decreased to 12, and the number of vessels requesting exit has decreased to eight.”
UPDATE 1307 GMT:
Israel Defense Minister Israel Katz has confirmed “a powerful strike on the largest petrochemical facility in Iran” in the South Pars natural gas field.
The facility is responsible for half of Iran’s petrochemical production. South Pars, shared with Qatar under the waters of the Persian Gulf, is the world’s largest gas field.
UPDATE 1301 GMT:
European Council President António Costa has posted:
The Iranian civilian population is the main victim of the Iranian regime. It would also be the main victim of a widening of the military campaign.
The European Union urges Iran to immediately put an end to its attacks against countries in the region and to allow for the reestablishment of full freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.
After five weeks of war in the Middle East, it is clear that only a diplomatic solution will settle its root causes.
Any targeting of civilian infrastructure, namely energy facilities, is illegal and unacceptable. This applies to Russia’s war in Ukraine and it applies…
— António Costa (@eucopresident) April 6, 2026
UPDATE 1105 GMT:
The toll has risen to four killed from this morning’s Iranian strike on Haifa in northern Israel (see 0814 GMT).
Rescuers found the bodies of two missing people in the rubble of a six-story residential building.
UPDATE 1047 GMT:
US-Israeli airstrikes have damaged another leading Iranian university:
Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, one of Iran’s top science and engineering institutions, was bombed tonight, and a number of schools reportedly damaged.
Founded in 1966 (as Aryamehr University), Sharif is a cornerstone of Iran’s scientific and academic life.
Striking… pic.twitter.com/qsCBSZGjsa— Omid Memarian (@Omid_M) April 6, 2026
UPDATE 1022 GMT:
Iran says it has received a proposal from regional mediators ro4 q 45-day ceasefire that could lead to am permanent end of the US-Israel War.
A “senior Iranian official” said Tehran will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a “temporary ceasefire”. He declared that the US lacks the readiness for a permanent halt, but Tehran will not be pressured into accepting deadlines and making a decision.
UPDATE 1015 GMT:
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have reported the killing of the head of their Intelligence Organization, Maj. Gen. Majid Khademi, by an US-Israeli airstrike at dawn.
UPDATE 0826 GMT:
A Japanese-owned, Indian-flagged liquified petroleum gas tanker has crossed the Strait of Hormuz.
Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines said the Green Asha is en route to India.
The vessel is the third Japan-linked ship to transit the Strait during the US-Israel War.
UPDATE 0818 GMT:
The US, Iran and regional mediators are discussing terms for a 45-day ceasefire, say “four US, Israeli and regional sources with knowledge of the talks”.
However, the sources say the “last-ditch effort” has a slim chance of reaching a deal over the next 48 hours by the end of Tuesday.
The officials said the negotiations are taking place through Pakistani, Egyptian and Turkish mediators, and also through text messages between Donald Trump’s envoy, real estate developer Steve Witkoff, and Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
UPDATE 0814 GMT:
At least two civilians have been killed by an Iranian ballistic missile strike on Haifa in northern Israel.
Rescuers recovered two bodies trapped under rubble. Two other people are missing.
The missile set afire a six-story residential building, threatening its collapse.
Four people were wounded, including an 82-year-old man in serious condition and a 10-month-old baby with a head injury.
ORIGINAL ENTRY: Throughout Sunday, Donald Trump threatened war crimes against Iran in the US-Israel War, including in a foul-mouth, blasphemous tweet.
Angered and frustrated that the Iranian regime has not surrendered — and not knowing how to bring about the capitulation, Trump raged about strikes on civilian infrastructure:
Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!!
Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.
Trump later proclaimed the success of his threat, with a “good chance” of an agreement with Iran on Monday. He then doubled down over the possible war crimes: “If they don’t make a deal and fast, I’m considering blowing everything up and taking over the oil.”
“Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!” he posted.
Iran rejected Trump’s new deadline. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf responded:
1/ Your reckless moves are dragging the United States into a living HELL for every single family, and our whole region is going to burn because you insist on following Netanyahu’s commands.
Make no mistake: You won’t gain anything through war crimes.
— محمدباقر قالیباف | MB Ghalibaf (@mb_ghalibaf) April 5, 2026
Iran’s military declared, “If attacks on civilian targets are repeated, the next stages of our offensive and retaliatory operations will be much more devastating and widespread.”
Trump has made similar threats in recent weeks as Iran retaliates with strikes on Israel and the Gulf States and maintains control of the Strait of the Hormuz, through which around 25% of the world’s maritime oil and 20% of maritime gas passes. On each occasion, he has extended or backed away from his “deadline”.
But energy markets showed their concern over the vehemence of Trump’s latest tirade. Crude oil prices opened higher on Monday, with West Texas Intermediate – the US benchmark – rising 1.86% to more than $112 a barrel and Brent climbing above $110.
