It’s been an eventful weekend, as the US-Israel conflict with Iran stretches into a sixth week. US President Donald Trump has as soon as once more issued a new ultimatum for Tehran, after a profitable high-stakes mission to rescue a US service member stranded in Iran after his jet was shot down.
Meanwhile, strikes proceed, the humanitarian disaster grows, and the international financial system stays risky. Here’s the newest.
What are the important headlines?
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Trump’s deadline: Trump appeared to set a new deadline for Iran to totally reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time,” he wrote, after issuing a profane message renewing threats to bomb key Iranian infrastructure, together with energy vegetation, if Tehran doesn’t comply. Targeting important civilian infrastructure could possibly be thought-about a war crime. Trump has declared and then modified deadlines for the opening of the strait a number of occasions.
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Tehran’s response: Senior Iranian officers issued their own threats in response and mentioned the strait will remain blocked till Iran receives cost for conflict damages.
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Daring rescue operation: The US airman shot down over Iran evaded capture for more than a day, hiding alone and scaling rugged terrain as a large rescue effort unfolded, officers informed NCS. The rescue concerned a whole bunch of American army and intelligence personnel, together with particular operations forces and CIA operatives who mounted a deception marketing campaign to throw off potential Iranian captors.
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Trump press convention: Trump mentioned he would communicate to reporters about the rescue operation at a information convention in the Oval Office at 1 p.m. ET Monday. He additionally provided some new particulars on the crew member, whom he described as “seriously wounded.”
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Diplomatic efforts: Behind the scenes, sources say Oman has held talks with Iran about the Strait of Hormuz, whereas Pakistan and Egypt have worked to maintain communications open between Washington and Tehran.
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Toll in Lebanon: At least 11 folks, together with a 4-year-old lady, were killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon, native officers and media mentioned. As of Sunday, greater than 1,460 folks have been killed since the conflict started, in response to the Lebanese well being ministry. Meanwhile, some Israeli far-right lawmakers say the army’s plan to destroy Lebanese border villages doesn’t go far sufficient – demanding that Israel draw a “new security border” and expel a whole bunch of 1000’s of Lebanese civilians who stay south of the proposed line.
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Strikes in Israel: In the early hours of Monday, Israeli emergency staff are nonetheless looking for 4 lacking folks, hours after a missile struck a seven-story constructing in Haifa. The strike broken a constructing and impacted a number of residences, with casualties trapped beneath the rubble, emergency staff informed NCS. Separately, movies captured by a NCS producer in Jerusalem early Monday confirmed missiles touring by means of the night time sky.
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Diplomats focused: Iranian-linked militias focused US diplomats and amenities in Iraq in two overnight attacks, a State Department spokesperson mentioned, though they didn’t specify the precise places of the assaults.
