Tehran has reportedly rejected a US ceasefire proposal, instead offering a 10‑clause plan that calls for a permanent end to the war
US President Donald Trump has stepped up threats to strike Iran’s infrastructure if US and Israel-linked shipping is not allowed through the Strait of Hormuz, while Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has vowed that tonight’s strikes on Iran will be the “largest yet.”
In the latest of a long line of press conferences, Trump and Hegseth claimed that Tehran’s most recent proposal is a “significant” step forward. Iranian media has reported that Tehran has rejected a US ceasefire proposal.
Iran’s demands reportedly include an end to conflicts across the region, protocols to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, the lifting of sanctions, and provisions for reconstruction.
More than 30 people were killed across Iran, including a senior intelligence official, in the latest wave of US-Israeli strikes on the country.
Meanwhile, Egyptian, Pakistani, and Turkish mediators have circulated a ceasefire proposal to which Tehran says it has formulated a response but has yet to accept.
Explosions rocked Tehran on Monday, with airstrikes hitting multiple locations across the capital. Thick smoke was seen rising near Azadi Square after a strike reportedly hit the grounds of the Sharif University of Technology, which Iranian officials said was targeted with a “bunker-buster” munition.
Iran said Maj. Gen. Majid Khademi, head of intelligence for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed in one of the strikes, a claim also acknowledged by Israeli officials.
Iran responded with missile barrages targeting Israel and sites across the Gulf. In northern Israel, missiles struck Haifa, where at least three people were killed when a residential building was hit, according to emergency services.
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Civilian casualties continue to mount in Iran, with authorities reporting widespread damage to medical infrastructure and rising pressure on the healthcare system.
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Iran’s Health Ministry says at least 2,076 people have been killed since February 28, including 240 women and 212 children, with more than 26,500 injured.
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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the IDF would target Iranian leadership “one by one.”
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In Lebanon, Israeli strikes continued alongside a ground operation against Hezbollah, with casualties reported in Beirut and other areas.
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06 April 2026
19:41 GMT
Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev has warned that a “catastrophic oil shortage is imminent,” writing on X that Saudi Arabia is, “for the first time in history,” charging a $20‑per‑barrel premium over an already elevated benchmark price for its crude. Oil prices have surged since the start of US‑Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran’s retaliation across the region, with disruption to traffic through the Strait of Hormuz – one of the world’s key energy routes – triggering knock‑on effects across global supply chains.
For the first time in history, Saudi Arabia is charging a $20 per barrel premium over the already sky-high benchmark for its oil. A catastrophic oil shortage is imminent. pic.twitter.com/XKRtBxv9qR
— Kirill Dmitriev (@kadmitriev) April 6, 2026
- 19:22 GMT
Trump has claimed that he is “polling higher than anybody ever polled in Venezuela,” stating that after the Iran war he could “quickly learn Spanish” and “run for president” in the South American country. Trump’s approval rating has fallen to around 36%, with roughly 60% of Americans saying US military action against Iran has gone too far, according to Ipsos polling.
Trump:I am polling higher than anybody has ever polled in Venezuela.After I am finished with this, I can go to Venezuela, I can quickly learn Spanish, and I will run for president. pic.twitter.com/UPc6Nk0WCc
— Clash Report (@clashreport) April 6, 2026
- 19:04 GMT
Trump has once again threatened massive strikes on Iran’s civilian infrastructure, claiming there is “a plan where every bridge in Iran will be decimated by 12 o’clock tomorrow night” and “every power plant in Iran will be out of business – burning, exploding.” He added that this would mean “complete demolition,” but insisted “we don’t want that to happen.”
- 18:42 GMT
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has warned that US‑Israeli strikes on Iran, including repeated attacks on the Bushehr nuclear plant, risk a radiological disaster “more devastating than Chernobyl.” In a statement, Moscow condemned the “illegal, unprovoked aggression” for killing thousands of civilians and causing “colossal damage” to global energy and food security and urged an immediate halt to hostilities.
READ MORE: US envoy refuses to rule out strikes on Iranian nuclear power plant
- 18:40 GMT
Iranian state broadcaster IRIB has claimed that an American MQ‑9 drone has been shot down over Qeshm Island, near the Strait of Hormuz, posting an alleged video of the incident.
🔻An American MQ9 drone has now been shot down over the skies of Qeshm Island (Strait of Hormuz). pic.twitter.com/gCPEwLmxty
— IRIB (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting) (@iribnews_irib) April 6, 2026
- 18:26 GMT
Rallies across Iran have continued into a sixth week as the US‑Israeli air campaign drags on, with footage circulating online showing large crowds waving flags and portraits of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, including in the capital Tehran. In one video from the city of Yazd, demonstrators are seen addressing the armed forces, vowing: “We will be on the streets until the last day of the battle.”
- 18:13 GMT
Hegseth has also boasted that the US “controls the sky” over Iran, claiming American aircraft flew “for 7 hours in daylight… to get the first pilot and… 7 hours in the middle of the night to get the second,” and that “Iran did nothing about it.” He apparently went on to compare one of the rescued airman to Jesus, claiming he was “shot down on a Friday, Good Friday, hidden in a cave, a crevice, all of Saturday, and rescued on Sunday.”
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Hegseth has issued a stark warning, saying Iran “has a choice” as Washington ramps up its air campaign. “Choose wisely because this president [Trump] does not play around. You can ask Soleimani. You can ask Maduro. You can ask Khamenei,” he said.
Hegseth to Iran:Choose wisely.Trump does not play around.You can ask Soleimani. You can ask Maduro. You can ask Khamenei. pic.twitter.com/AFmrytK7Hg
— Clash Report (@clashreport) April 6, 2026
- 17:57 GMT
US War Secretary Pete Hegseth says “today” will see the largest wave of US strikes on Iran since the operation began, warning that the campaign will “escalate further.”
Hegseth:Today will be the largest volume of strikes since day one.Tomorrow? Even more than today. pic.twitter.com/KuKWrj7SLw
— Clash Report (@clashreport) April 6, 2026
- 17:56 GMT
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Trump says US forces have conducted more than 13,000 strikes in Iran since the war began, including over 10,000 combat flights in the past 37 days, calling the tempo “unheard of.” Over 2,000 people, including women and children, have reportedly been killed since the launch of the US‑Israeli military campaign against the Islamic Republic on February 28, with more than 26,500 injured.
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06 April 2026
11:22 GMT
Trump’s threats to blow up Iranian bridges and power plants will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz and would constitute a “clear war crime,” Democratic Senator Chris Murphy has said, urging Republican leaders to stop the US president.
- 11:23 GMT
Moscow has raised concerns that continued aggression against Iran could result in the geographical expansion of the conflict. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that the Middle East is “practically on fire,” and that tensions in the region continue to rise.
- 11:23 GMT
The IDF has reported the killing of an alleged Hamas weapons smuggler in an airstrike in central Gaza. The operative, Ali Ahmad Ali Amrain, was said to be supplying “numerous weapons” to the Palestinian militants, the Israeli military claims.
The IDF says it killed a Hamas operative involved in weapons smuggling in an airstrike in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday.The operative, Ali Ahmad Ali Amrain, "worked to supply numerous weapons for the Hamas terror organization," the military says.The IDF says it struck… pic.twitter.com/4kSUEdBucs
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) April 6, 2026
- 11:56 GMT
Israeli forces have attacked Iran’s largest petrochemical facility in the South Pars natural gas field, Defense Minister Israel Katz has announced, noting that the plant is responsible for about 50% of the country’s petrochemical production.
Iran’s Tasnim news agency has confirmed that plants in Asaluyeh, including Jam and Damavand, as well as companies providing electricity, water, and oxygen to the facilities were targeted by Israeli strikes.
FILE PHOTO. South Pars gas field in Asaluyeh on Iran’s Persian Gulf coast on August 23, 2016. © Getty Images / Morteza Nikoubazl; NurPhoto
- 12:05 GMT
The US operation to rescue an F-15 pilot may have been a cover to steal enriched uranium, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei has suggested, noting there are “many questions and uncertainties” about the operation.
“The area where the American pilot was claimed to be present in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province is a long way from the area where they attempted to land or wanted to land their forces in central Iran,” Baqaei said, insisting that “the possibility that this was a deception operation to steal enriched uranium should not be ignored at all.”
- 12:23 GMT
West Jerusalem is awaiting authorization from Washington to begin striking Iran’s energy facilities as the US and Israel aim to cripple the country’s economy, an Israeli official has told the Wall Street Journal.
The goal of the strikes is to make sure Tehran’s recovery from the war is as long and painful as possible, the official said.
- 12:36 GMT
EU chief Antonio Costa has slammed Trump’s threats to attack Iranian bridges and power plants, arguing in a post on X that targeting civilian infrastructure during war is “illegal and unacceptable.”
At the same time, Costa also criticized Tehran, urging it to “immediately put an end to its attacks against countries in the region” and to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, adding that “only a diplomatic solution” will settle the root causes of the Middle East conflict.
- 13:17 GMT
A US Marine Corps veteran who was violently removed from a Senate hearing is accusing Washington of waging war on Iran to serve elite financial interests and Israel, saying the conflict mirrors past US wars built on “lies” and profiteering rather than national security.
On Going Underground with Afshin Rattansi, Brian McGinnis – whose arm was broken during a confrontation with police and lawmakers while protesting the war, said he sees “no difference” between the current escalation and past wars built on disputed claims, accusing US leaders of “lying their way up to this point” and using the military for “nefarious reasons” tied to what he called the “Epstein class.”
- 13:23 GMT
Tehran has had a “very bitter experience of negotiating with the US” and cannot afford to “simply ignore” this fact, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei has said, stressing that “negotiation is in no way compatible with ultimatums, crimes, or threats to commit war crimes.”
Baqaei also dismissed the possibility of a ceasefire, arguing it would likely only be used by the US as “a short pause to replenish forces for committing crimes again.” He stressed that Iran must now focus on defending itself as the US continues to increase the volume of its attacks.
- 13:40 GMT
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has condemned the US-Israeli bombing of the “MIT of Iran,” noting that the attack on Sarif University in Tehran follows previous strikes on other universities in the country.
“The aggressors will see our might,” the minister wrote on X.
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