Trump’s deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz looms while mediators scramble to get the U.S. and Iran to agree to a new ceasefire proposal. AdvertisementTEHRAN, IRAN - APRIL 6: Smoke rises from residential areas in eastern and western parts of Tehran following airstrikes carried out by the United States and Israel in Tehran, Iran, on April 6, 2026. AdvertisementFollowing Trump’s expletive-laced posts on Easter Sunday, Iran’s parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf called the threats of targeting Iran’s infrastructure “reckless.”“You won’t gain anything through war crimes,” Qalibaf wrote on X. “We will continue to hunt them down one by one.”A strike near Eslamshar, southwest of Tehran, killed at least 15 people, authorities said. Three more people were killed when an airstrike hit a home in Tehran, Iranian state television reported.

Source: Huffington Post April 06, 2026 11:54 UTC