Here are the latest events on Monday related to the war in the Middle East, on the 38th day of the conflict:
– Trump threatens Iran with destruction President Donald Trump threatens to destroy the entire Iran “in one night” if the ultimatum he set for Tehran to expire on Tuesday at 8:00 PM (00:00 GMT) without result.
According to him, the United States can destroy the country’s bridges and power plants “in four hours.”
“The gross and arrogant rhetoric” of President Trump “has no effect on the continuation of the offensive and overwhelming operations” of the Iranian army, retorts an official of the Islamic Republic.
– Iranians “ready to suffer,” according to Trump Iranians “would be ready to suffer for freedom,” says Donald Trump, claiming that the United States intercepted numerous messages from Iranians calling for continued bombings.
The American president explains that he sent weapons to protesters in Iran, but assures that they were diverted by a “certain group of people.” He had accused the Kurds of doing so on Sunday.
– “Diversion operation” by the CIA The American intelligence agency (CIA) conducted a “diversion operation” to “cause trouble” among Iranians, while searches were ongoing to find the two aviators whose plane had been shot down, reports its director John Ratcliffe.
More than 170 aircraft were involved in this rescue operation in Iran, according to Donald Trump.
– Explosions in Iraqi Kurdistan Two detonations were heard near Erbil airport, which hosts advisers from the US-led anti-jihadist coalition in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, reports an AFP journalist.
– Tehran and Washington reject a ceasefire proposal Iran rejects a ceasefire proposal with the United States and Israel, brought by the mediation efforts of Pakistan, according to the government news agency Irna, which did not provide a source.
Mr. Trump describes the initiative as a “very important step” but judges it “not yet good enough to support.”
– Iran is determined to fight The spokesman for the Iranian army promises that his country will continue to fight “as long as the political leaders deem it appropriate.”
“The enemy must certainly regret (the outbreak of hostilities, editor’s note) so that after this conflict we can regain security and avoid a new war,” says Mohammad Akraminia, cited by the Iranian news agency Isna.
– Erdogan takes aim at Israel Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses Israel of “undermining any peace efforts” in the Middle East.
The head of state also promises to “pursue sincere efforts” as long as “there remains the slightest chance of silencing weapons and space for negotiations.”
– Yemen’s Houthis claim a new attack on Israel Houthi rebels in Yemen claim to have launched, jointly with Iran and Lebanese Hezbollah, an attack “targeting several vital and military sites belonging to the Israeli enemy.”
– Israeli strikes on an Iranian petrochemical site Israel says it carried out strikes on the largest petrochemical complex in southern Iran, “a key target that accounts for about half of the country’s petrochemical production.”
Tehran says the situation is “under control” but the extent of the damage remains to be evaluated.
