Iran rejects temporary ceasefire
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NEW THREATS AHEAD OF TRUMP DEADLINE: Iran has warned of a "more severe and expansive" response if President Donald Trump follows through on his expletive-laden threat to strike energy infrastructure and bridges ahead of his latest deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
A spokesperson for Iran's military vowed to retaliate if President Donald Trump carried out his threat to strike Iranian infrastructure.
Tehran has rejected a temporary ceasefire proposed by regional mediators as the US-Israeli war in Iran rumbles on. The two sides continue to trade threats, with President Donald Trump warning that US forces would bomb key Iranian infrastructure if Tehran fails to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
President Trump hailed the rescue of a U.S. airman who was missing almost two days inside Iran — and threatened to hit power plants if Iran doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday stepped up his threat to hit Iran's critical infrastructure hard if the country's government doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz by his Monday deadline.
Iran and U.S. reportedly received a draft proposal calling for a 45-day ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
The president said in an interview with Axios that the crew member used a phrase that was "something a Muslim would say."
President Donald Trump threatened to unleash "all hell" on Iran if it does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Monday. The administration is celebrating a successful mission to rescue an F-15E crew member who was shot down over Iran.