US and Israeli strikes against Iran - 28 February 2026, Media, Maps & Timelines *NO DISCUSSION*

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Senior Iranian officials issued their own threatsin response to Trump’s ultimatum and said the strait will remain blocked until Iran receives pay for war damages.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/05/world/live-news/iran-war-us-trump-oil

• Tehran has rejected the “helpless and nervous” ultimatum.
• US and Israeli forces continued their strikes on Iranian hospitals, universities and other civilian infrastructure, as attacks on Iran’s petrochemical facilities killed at least five and wounded dozens.
• Hundreds of people took to the streets in Israel to demand an end to the war in Iran, with protests reported from Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa.
• Iran war updates: Tehran rejects Trump’s ‘helpless, nervous’ ultimatum

 

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Christian villages in Lebanon with no affiliation to Hezbollah attacked by Israel​

Israel said it would totally seize and control southern Lebanon up to the Litani River — about 30 kilometres north of the border — to create a "buffer zone" against Hezbollah, equating to about 10 per cent of Lebanon's territory.

"We cannot leave, we cannot move, we are trapped," said municipality president Akl Naddaf.
"We no longer have access to drinking water.
"We had an artesian well, but the area where it is located is now occupied by Israel. We cannot reach it.
"The situation is critical."

Live: Iran warns of 'devastating' retaliation after Trump vows to 'blow up whole country'

Tehran is warning of "much more devastating" retaliation after US President Donald Trump's expletive-laden outburst on social media called on Iran once again to open the Strait of Hormuz. Follow live.

www.abc.net.au

 

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Marjorie Taylor Greene, a former staunch ally turned Trump critic, said everyone in the Trump administration who claims to be a Christian needs to “beg forgiveness from God” and intervene in the president’s “madness”.

In a lengthy post on X, the former Republican congresswoman wrote: “I know all of you and him and he has gone insane, and all of you are complicit. I’m not defending Iran but let’s be honest about all of this.”

She went on: “The Strait is closed because the US and Israel started the unprovoked war against Iran based on the same nuclear lies they’ve been telling for decades, that any moment Iran would develop a nuclear weapon.

“You know who has nuclear weapons? Israel. They are more than capable of defending themselves without the US having to fight their wars, kill innocent people and children, and pay for it. Trump threatening to bomb power plants and bridges hurts the Iranian people, the very people Trump claimed he was freeing.”

‘Unhinged madman’: US politicians react to Trump’s expletive-laden threat to Iran

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Bernie Sanders among those responding with alarm to Trump writing ‘open the 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬’ strait, you crazy bastards’

www.theguardian.com

 

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April 6 (Reuters) - Iran and the U.S. have received a plan to end hostilities that could come into effect on Monday and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a source aware of the proposals said on Monday.A framework to end hostilities has been put together by Pakistan and exchanged with Iran and the U.S. overnight, the source said, outlining a two-tier approach with an immediate ceasefire followed by a comprehensive agreement."All elements need to be agreed today," the source said

Senior Iranian official to Reuters: -Tehran has received Pakistan's proposal, it is being reviewed-Tehran will not accept deadlines or pressure to make a decision-Tehran will not reopen Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a 'temporary ceasefire'

https://twitter.com/x/status/2041046774442516746

https://twitter.com/x/status/2041052186910863624

 

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The U.S. and Iran have received a draft ceasefire proposal from third-party mediators to halt their ongoing conflict, according to multiple reports.

The Associated Press, citing two officials in the Middle East, reported that mediators from Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey sent a proposal to Washington and Tehran with terms including a ceasefire lasting 45 days and the Strait of Hormuz reopening.

The officials said that the U.S. and Iran had not provided a response to the proposal.

Iran’s government said it and the U.S. were sending messages to each other, The New York Times reported, with Tehran not confirming ceasefire plans.

“Normal people would make a deal. Smart people would make a deal,” the president said. “If they were smart they would make a deal.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/5817637-us-iran-ceasefire-proposal/

Dr. Marc Siegel, Fox News Senior Medical Analyst, discusses the miraculous rescue of a U.S. Airman in Iran, highlighting his survival in extreme conditions after his jet was shot down. Siegel connects this to the broader topic of medical miracles, drawing on insights from his book, "The Miracles Among Us," and real-world examples from the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France.

Dr. Marc Siegel discusses US airman's miraculous rescue in Iran, medical miracles | Fox News Video

Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the miraculous rescue of a U.S. airman in Iran.

www.foxnews.com

 

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Iran wants a permanent ceasefire, US rejects this option.

"Regarding the ceasefire proposal currently on the table, Trump says the following: "It is a significant proposal, but it is not good enough."
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Iran has sent its official response to an American proposal to end the war via Pakistan. According to state agency IRNA, Tehran rejects a temporary ceasefire and advocates instead for a permanent solution on its own terms.

The response consists of ten points and followed "thorough evaluations at the highest level". In the proposal, Tehran calls for, among other things, a complete end to the fighting in the region, guarantees for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, reconstruction, and the lifting of sanctions."

LIVE Na Iran legt ook Trump voorstel van Pakistan tot staakt-het-vuren naast zich neer: "Niet goed genoeg" | VRT NWS Nieuws

LIVE De VS en Israël voeren sinds 28 februari aanvallen uit op Iran, dat antwoordt met luchtaanvallen in de hele Golfregio. Volg alle updates in onze liveblog.

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"Iran’s deputy minister of health, Masoud Habibi, said that more than 360 medical, healthcare, educational, and research centers have been targeted in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes. He told Iran’s news agency, IRNA, that 24 medics have been killed and 116 have been injured, and 44 ambulances have been taken out of service."
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If President Trump follows through on his threat to attack critical infrastructure, including power plants and bridges, it would violate international law. “The President of the United States, as the highest official of his country, has publicly threatened to commit war crimes,” he wrote on social media. “It is recommended that, before the name of the U.S. President is recorded in history as a major war criminal, he cease these threats—whose consequences will not be limited to Iran alone.”

Many international, independent legal experts have said that if Trump strikes key energy infrastructure, it could constitute a war crime under international law."

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/06/world/iran-war-trump-israel

 

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“Trump is openly threatening a war crime,” said Kenneth Roth, a former executive director of Human Rights Watch. “And people aren’t saying anything because they’re numb to it.”

By threatening to attack civilian infrastructure, Mr. Trump has once again pushed the United States into territory more familiar to its enemies than its allies.
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International law, specifically Article 52 of the first additional protocol of the Geneva Conventions, prohibits attacks on civilian objects. These laws are meant to protect civilians and those who can no longer fight, such as wounded soldiers, from the “barbarity of war.”

Energy infrastructure such as power grids often has civilian and military uses. In the case of Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s power grid, prosecutors deemed the strikes a violation of humanitarian law."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/politics/trump-iran-power-stations.html

 

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Tehran rejected the proposal and issued its own 10-point response after regional mediators organized a framework to end the war, Iran's state-run IRNA news agency reported. Speaking to reporters outside the White House, Trump said Iran's counterproposal was "very significant" but "not good enough."

Iran rejects ceasefire proposal, Trump responds. Live war updates.

A spokesperson for Iran's military said his country will retaliate if President Donald Trump carries out his threat to strike Iranian infrastructure.

www.usatoday.com

 

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MSN

Trump, top officials share new details of rescue of US airmen from Iran


Ratcliffe, the CIA chief, called the challenge of the search-and-rescue operation "comparable to hunting for a single grain of sand in the middle of a desert." He said it was also a "race against the clock," making it critical to locate the American aviator as soon as possible. He said for that reason, the CIA launched a "deception campaign to confuse the Iranians who were desperately hunting for our airman."


"On Saturday morning, we achieved our primary objective by finding and providing confirmation that one of America's best and bravest was alive and concealed in a mountain crevice, still invisible to the enemy, but not to the CIA," Ratcliffe said. "That confirmation was relayed by Secretary Hegseth to the president, and the operation quickly moved to the execution phase."

Hegseth said "the United States military will go anywhere at any time to protect our own and complete the mission." He added that "we flew for seven hours in daylight over Iran to get the first pilot, and we flew seven hours in the middle of the night to get the second."

"And Iran did nothing about it," Hegseth said.

 

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Donald and Melania Trump hosted the White House’s annual Easter Egg Roll, an event for children aged 13 years and younger that’s been a tradition since the late 1800s.

“Today is a very special day. It’s a day where we’re celebrating Jesus. It’s a day where we’re celebrating religion,” he said.

“You don’t mind when the enemy is weak. But that enemy is strong. Not so strong like they were a month ago, I can tell you. In fact, right now, they’re not too strong at all, in my opinion. But we’re soon going to find out, aren’t we?” he said.

The sound of children playing is audible in the background of the footage. Presumably their parents, at least, were paying attention.

https://www.news.com.au/world/middle-east/usiran-war-fuel-crisis-live-updates-israel-hits-irans-largest-gas-complex-after-trump-threat/live-coverage/2824e4ab4372a6540e055859090d32ea

 

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President Trump vowed Monday to catch the “leaker” who revealed that US forces were not immediately able to rescue the second F-15 pilot shot down over Iran — as he told again of the wounded airman’s dramatic weekend rescue.

“We’re looking very hard to find that leaker,” Trump said in the White House briefing room. “They basically said that we have one and there’s somebody missing. Well, [Iran] didn’t know there was somebody missing until this leaker gave the information.”

Trump explained that the leak could have endangered the missing pilot’s life.

“We think we’ll be able to find it out because we’re going to go to the media company that released it, and we’re going to say, ‘National security: Give it up or go to jail,’” Trump said.

Trump vows to catch ‘leaker’ who revealed US could not initially reach F-15 pilot in Iran: ‘Give it up or go to jail’

“It’s national security, and the person that did the story will go to jail if he doesn’t say,” Trump said during Monday’s briefing.

nypost.com

• Trump threatens to jail journalist who broke story of missing airman.
• Iran says peace talks incompatible with ‘threats to commit war crimes’
• Tehran says head of Iranian intelligence has been killed in a US-Israeli strike
• Trump threatens to jail journalist who broke story of missing airman

 

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The price of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic, used for pipes and other building materials, has risen by more than 30 per cent as the war in the Middle East rages on.

"It's not just the price increases — there are also concerns about supply."

"The ramifications are so much greater than just paying an annoyingly high amount for petrol at the pump," Mr Frogley said.

"If you can't lay the pipes at the start of the job you can't lay the slab, and that can really grind things to a halt, which we're desperately trying to avoid."

Middle East war causes PVC prices to skyrocket

Conflict in the Middle East has disrupted petroleum and gas supply chains, causing PVC prices to skyrocket in Australia.

www.abc.net.au

 

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"Japan didn't help us. Australia didn't help us. South Korea didn't help us. And then we get to NATO," he says.

Mr Trump adds that the disagreement over the lack of support was, in the end, due to the dispute between the United States and Europe over Greenland.

"We want Greenland," he says.

Live: Trump says Iran 'could be taken out in one night' if Strait of Hormuz is not reopened

US President Donald Trump says Iran "could be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night" in his latest press conference. Follow live.

www.abc.net.au

 

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The UN Security Council is expected to vote on Tuesday on a resolution to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, but in significantly watered-down form after veto-wielding China opposed authorising force, diplomats said.

Efforts by Bahrain, the current chair of the 15-member Council, to secure a resolution have involved multiple drafts seeking to overcome opposition from China, Russia and others. The latest iteration, seen by Reuters, drops any explicit authorisation of the use of force.

UN expected to vote on watered-down Hormuz resolution on Tuesday

Oil prices have surged since the US and Israel struck Iran at the end of February, unleashing a conflict that has run for more than five weeks and seen Tehran largely close the Strait, a vital energy artery

www.tbsnews.net

 

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Iran's Kharg island targeted with several strikes - Mehr news

https://twitter.com/x/status/2041469230701265372

 

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Airstrikes hit two bridges and a train station in Iran on Tuesday, and Iranian officials urged young people to form human chains to protect power plants, as U.S. President Donald Trump warned that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Tehran does not meet his latest deadline for the Islamic Republic to agree to a deal that includes reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz.

Trump warns a 'whole civilization will die tonight' if a deal with Iran isn't reached

Airstrikes hit two bridges and a train station in Iran on Tuesday, and Iranian officials urged young people to form human chains to protect power plants, as U.S. President Donald Trump warned that a “...

www.yahoo.com

 

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Several Republican officials are facing backlash for circulating an AI-generated image that claimed to be an American airman rescued from behind enemy lines in Iran.

The image, which racked up more than five million views, was shared by at least three prominent GOP officials: Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, and New York Rep. Mike Lawler

MAGA stars roasted online for sharing fake AI photo of airman after Iran rescue

‘We desperately need a new crash course in media literacy,’ one online commenter wrote

www.independent.co.uk

 

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TEHRAN - Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Monday it has targeted an Israeli-owned container vessel and a US assault ship.

The IRGC identified the container ship as "SDN7," saying it was hit precisely with cruise missiles and caught fire.

It noted that the US amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7), with more than 5,000 forces on board, was forced to retreat to the southern Indian Ocean after being targeted.

Iran's IRGC says targeted Israeli-owned container vessel, US amphibious assault ship

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