The US president has said the American military will strike Iranian civilian infrastructure unless Tehran complies with his ultimatums
Welcome to RT’s live coverage of the US-Israeli war on Iran, a widening conflict marked by missile and drone exchanges across the Middle East.
The latest expletive-laden threat by US President Donald Trump is a clear indication that Washington has no qualms about terrorizing civilians and committing war crimes, Iran’s mission to the UN has said. It also accused the international body of inaction.
The remarks follow earlier on Sunday, when Trump declared on Truth Social: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!” He added “Open the F**kin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH!”
Maritime traffic through the strategically important chokepoint has drastically reduced since the start of the US-Israeli aggression against Iran in late February, causing a global surge in oil and gas prices. Tehran has said it will not let vessels affiliated with “hostile” countries pass through the waterway, while exacting a hefty fee from other ships seeking to traverse the strait.
Approximately 20–25% of the world’s oil and 20% of liquefied natural gas (LNG) pass through the narrow waterway.
Meanwhile, Iranian military spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaghari said that the “so-called rescue operation” for a missing US F-15 pilot had been “thwarted,” claiming Iranian forces downed four US aircraft involved in the mission – two C-130 transport planes and two Black Hawk helicopters.
In Lebanon, where the Israeli military has been conducting a ground offensive and massive airstrikes against Hezbollah militants, “it’s been a very bloody Easter Sunday,” RT correspondent Steve Sweeney reported. Several people were killed in an attack on a densely populated residential neighborhood in Beirut, with more Israeli airstrikes reported in other parts of Lebanon.
In Israel, rescuers are trying to locate several missing individuals after an Iranian ballistic missile hit a building in the city of Haifa, local media report.
Rosatom says all 198 evacuated staff from Bushehr are safe and expected to cross into Armenia overnight.
An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon killed seven people, including a four-year-old girl, bringing the death toll since early March to at least 1,422.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wished Christians “a blessed and joyful Easter,” touting Israel’s “unwavering” commitment to religious freedom — amid backlash over blocked Palm Sunday access to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and his comparison of Jesus to Genghis Khan.
Iran struck multiple energy sites in Kuwait, with Kuwait Petroleum Corporation reporting “significant material losses.”
Iran also said it hit petrochemical and industrial sites in Israel, the UAE and Bahrain, claiming the targets were linked to US economic interests.
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