US President Donald Trump threatened to rain "hell" on Tehran if it did not make a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday deadline, as he praised U.S. special forces who rescued an airman in a high-risk mission deep inside Iran, Reuters reported.
Fresh aerial strikes were reported across the region on Monday, more than five weeks since the U.S. and Israel began pounding Iran in a war that has killed thousands and damaged economies by boosting oil prices.
Iran responded to the attacks by effectively closing the Hormuz waterway, a conduit for about a fifth of the world's oil and natural gas supply, and attacking Israel, U.S. military bases and energy infrastructure around the Gulf.
Explosions shook Tehran on Monday and a U.S.-Israeli strike on a residential building south of the capital killed at least 13, an official told Iranian state media. Reuters was unable to verify the report.
Iran fired volleys of rockets at Israel, with missile debris hitting Haifa, Tel Aviv, and other spots, but there were no immediate reports of deaths.
In Abu Dhabi, authorities were tackling fallen debris in the Musaffah industrial area after a successful interception by air defence systems.
In a post laden with expletives on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Trump threatened further strikes on Iranian energy and transport infrastructure that critics say would constitute a war crime.
Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran," he said.
"There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP"
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