Smoke rises after explosions struck the northeastern, western, and central areas amid Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran on April 1, 2026. <\/p>\n
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With \u2060a U.S. deadline approaching, the United States and Iran received the framework of a plan to end their five-week-old conflict, though Tehran rejected any immediate move to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n
President Donald Trump has threatened to rain “hell” \u200bon Tehran if it did not make a deal \u200bby the end of Tuesday that would allow traffic \u200bto start moving again through the vital route for global energy supplies.<\/p>\n
The Pakistani-brokered plan emerged from intense overnight contacts and proposes an immediate ceasefire, followed by negotiations on a broader settlement to be concluded within 15 to 20 days, a source aware of the proposals said on Monday.<\/p>\n
Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, was in contact “all night long” with U.S. Vice President \u2060JD Vance, special \u200cenvoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, the source said.<\/p>\n
Iran won’t reopen the Strait \u2060as part of a temporary ceasefire, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday, adding that Iran won’t accept deadlines as it reviews the proposal. Washington lacks the readiness for a permanent ceasefire, the official said.<\/p>\n
Axios first reported on Sunday that the U.S., Iran and regional mediators were discussing a potential 45-day ceasefire as part of a two-phase deal that could lead to a permanent end to the war, citing U.S., Israeli and regional \u200csources.<\/p>\n
Trump says deal must be made by Tuesday\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n In a post laden with expletives on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Trump threatened further strikes on Iranian energy and transport infrastructure if Iran failed to make a deal and reopen the Strait by Tuesday. Later on Sunday, the president, in a follow-up \u200bpost, gave a more precise deadline: “Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time! (Wednesday 0000 GMT)”<\/p>\n Anwar Gargash, an adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said any settlement must guarantee access through the Strait of Hormuz. He warned that a deal that failed to rein in Iran’s nuclear programme and its missiles and drones would pave the way for “a more dangerous, more volatile Middle East”.<\/p>\n Fresh aerial strikes were reported across the region on Monday, more than five weeks since the U.S. and Israel began pounding \u2060Iran in a war that has killed thousands and damaged economies by boosting oil prices.<\/p>\n Iranian state media said the head of the Revolutionary Guards’ intelligence organisation, Majid Khademi, has died. Israel on Monday claimed responsibility \u200cfor his death.<\/p>\n Israel and the U.S. have carried out assassinations of Iran’s leaders since the start of the war \u200con Feb. 28, killing several high-ranking members of the Iranian ruling system, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was replaced by his son, Mojtaba.<\/p>\n A U.S.-Israeli attack hit the data centre at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, damaging infrastructure underpinning the country’s national artificial intelligence platform and thousands of other services, Fars News Agency said on Sunday.<\/p>\n