Overview
- Iran reported on Tuesday that airstrikes hit two bridges, a train station, and targets on Kharg Island, with Israel telling people to avoid trains and explosions heard in Tehran and Karaj.
- President Trump set an 8 p.m. ET deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and threatened to take down every major bridge and power plant if Iran refuses.
- Mediators from Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey said talks continue, though Iranian officials rejected the latest U.S. proposal and no ceasefire deal was confirmed before the cutoff.
- Iranian authorities urged citizens to form human chains around power plants and said millions had volunteered to defend the country, as the Revolutionary Guard warned it could cut oil and gas supplies to U.S. partners for years.
- Global energy risks are growing because the strait, which carries about one-fifth of seaborne oil, has been largely closed since February 28, and prices have jumped as fresh strikes and threats target oil hubs and infrastructure.