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NY Times
Apr 7, 2026
Iran War Live Updates: Trump’s Deadline Draws Closer With No Sign of Diplomatic Breakthrough
Israel and Iran traded fresh attacks on Tuesday after President Trump said a cease-fire proposal was “not good enough.” Mr. Trump has threatened to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants if it does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 8 p.m. Eastern.
by Ravi MattuFrancesca Regalado and Farnaz Fassihi
Here’s the latest
President Trump’s latest deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face a wave of destructive strikes drew closer on Tuesday, with no public signs of a diplomatic breakthrough to end the war.
Against a backdrop of continuing strikes across the region, oil prices climbed. The Israeli military said on Tuesday that it had launched a new wave of airstrikes on Iranian government infrastructure and had detected Iranian missiles fired at Israel.
The Israeli military warned people in Iran to avoid traveling by train until 9 p.m. local time. Being on trains or close to railway lines would endanger their lives, it said in a Persian-language post on social media.
Saudi Arabia’s defense ministry said on Tuesday that it had intercepted and destroyed 18 drones and seven ballistic missiles.
Debris from the missile interceptions fell near energy facilities in the east, and the damage was being assessed, the ministry said, without naming the facilities.
The United Arab Emirates’ defense ministry said its forces were responding to missiles and drones launched from Iran, which has retaliated against the U.S.-Israel bombing campaign by striking energy infrastructure in Persian Gulf countries allied with the United States.
Mr. Trump has threatened to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants if it does not end its effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a major transit route for the world’s oil and natural gas, by 8 p.m.
Eastern time on Tuesday. By midnight, he said at a news conference on Monday, every bridge in the country would be “decimated,” and every power plant would be “out of business, burning, exploding and never to be used again.”
Many legal experts argue that striking civilian infrastructure would be considered a war crime under international law. Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesman for the Iranian military, said earlier on Monday that Iran would retaliate “crushingly and extensively” if its civilian infrastructure were attacked.
Negotiations between Iran and the United States have been mediated by Pakistan and other regional allies, which have suggested a 45-day cease-fire. Mr. Trump said the proposal was a “significant step” but that it was “not good enough.” Iran rejected any proposal for a cease-fire.
On Monday, Iran delivered a separate 10-point plan to end the war to the United States and Israel through Pakistan, according to Iranian state media. Two senior Iranian officials said that Iran would lift its blockade on the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for concessions, including an end to attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran and Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia in Lebanon.
Mr. Trump has repeatedly extended the deadline on his threat over the Strait of Hormuz, each time claiming progress in negotiations with Iranian leaders. Iran has publicly denied holding talks with the United States.
Here’s what else we’re covering:
Oil prices: The price of Brent Crude, the international benchmark, rose 1.5 percent to about $111 a barrel, and West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. oil benchmark, was up 3 percent to about $115 a barrel.
Strait of Hormuz: Britain will host a virtual meeting on Tuesday of military planners from more than 40 countries about how to secure safe passage through the waterway after the war ends. Mr. Trump has repeatedly criticized American allies for not doing more to help safeguard transit for ships through the strait.
Death tolls: The Human Rights Activists News Agency said at least 1,606 civilians, including 244 children, had been killed in Iran as of Friday. Lebanon’s health ministry on Thursday said at least 1,345 Lebanese had been killed since the latest fighting between Israel and Hezbollah began. In attacks blamed on Iran, at least 50 people have been killed in Gulf nations. In Israel, at least 20 people had been killed as of Monday. The American death toll stands at 13 service members, with hundreds of others wounded.
April 7, 2026, 6:46 a.m. ET23 minutes ago
Leily Nikounazar
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Tuesday that it was willing to widen the scope of its attacks beyond the region if the United States carried out assaults on its civilian facilities. The statement was carried by state media hours after President Trump threatened to launch a massive attack on bridges, power plants and other civilian facilities in Iran if the country did not reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
April 7, 2026, 5:19 a.m. ET2 hours ago
Chief U.K. reporter
Military planners from more than three dozen countries — but not the United States — are expected to meet, in person and virtually, in London on Tuesday to discuss options for securing international shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Officials have said the meeting, organized by Britain, is primarily intended to focus on steps that could be taken after fighting ends between Iran, the United States and Israel.
April 7, 2026, 4:15 a.m. ET3 hours ago
The Israeli military’s targets in Iran on Monday included a petrochemical facility in the city of Shiraz. In a statement on Tuesday, the Israeli military said this facility made chemicals used in the production of explosives and materials for ballistic missiles.
April 7, 2026, 3:15 a.m. ET4 hours ago
Reza Amiri Moghadam, Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan, said on social media Tuesday morning that Pakistani mediation efforts were “approaching a critical, sensitive stage.” He did not offer details, and wrote: “Stay tuned for more.” The spokesman for Pakistan’s foreign ministry has refused to comment so far on the possibility of talks between the United States and Iran.
April 7, 2026, 1:42 a.m. ET5 hours ago
The Israeli military on Tuesday morning warned people in Iran to refrain from traveling by train anywhere in the country until 9 p.m. local time. Being on trains or near railway lines would “endanger your lives,” it said in a Farsi-language post on social media.
April 6, 2026, 9:33 p.m. ETApril 6, 2026
International breaking news reporter
The United Arab Emirates’ Defense Ministry said it was contending with missile and drone attacks originating from Iran early on Tuesday. And for the second time since midnight, Bahrain’s Interior Ministry announced that sirens were sounding in the kingdom.
April 6, 2026, 9:20 p.m. ETApril 6, 2026
International breaking news reporter
The Iranian Red Crescent Society said in a post on social media early on Tuesday morning that a residential area of the capital, Tehran, had been subjected to an airstrike and that relief workers were at the scene.
April 6, 2026, 9:11 p.m. ETApril 6, 2026
International breaking news reporter
The Israeli military said residents could leave protected spaces shortly after announcing that it had detected missiles launching from Iran. The military provided no additional information, and there were no immediate reports of casualties or impacts from the Israeli emergency rescue service or the country’s public broadcaster.
April 6, 2026, 9:06 p.m. ETApril 6, 2026
International reporter
Ali Ghamsari, an Iranian musician, is staging a sit-in at the Damavand power plant in Tehran, one of Iran’s largest, in response to President Trump’s threat to attack power plants if Iran does not agree to a cease-fire deal by Tuesday night. In a photo and a video, Ghamsari is shown sitting on a carpet with a blanket and his music instrument, and the power plant in the background. He said he plans to stay there for a while.
“Today, there is a threat to attack our infrastructures. The issue is Iran: It’s you. It’s me. It’s our families, children, hospitals. If there is no power, there will be no water,” said Ghamsari in the video, adding that Iranians must unite against threats to their critical infrastructure.
