US-Iran war Highlights: 'Entire country of Iran can be taken out in one night and that could be tomorrow', Trump warns

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According to a Reuters report, here's how many people have been killed so far in the war:

Iran — 3,546 killed and 20,000 injured.

Lebanon — 1,497 killed

Iraq — 108 killed

Israel — 34 killed

United States — 13 killed, and more than 300 injured.

United Arab Emirates — 12 killed

Qatar — 7 killed

Kuwait — 7 killed

West Bank — 4 killed

Syria — 4 killed

Bahrain — 2 killed

Oman — 2 killed

Saudi Arabia — 2 killed

France — 1 killed, and 6 injured.

According to Fars, the semi-official news agency of Iran, at least four Iranian officers were killed on 5 April in a military operation to counter US aircraft in Iran's Isfahan.

Speaking to reporters, Trump reiterated his threat of destroying the Islamic Republic's bridges, power plants, and civilian infrastructure by midnight tomorrow.

He said, "Do I want to destroy their infrastructure? No," and added, " It will take them 100 years to rebuild right now. If we left today, it would take them 20 years to rebuild their country, and it would never be as good as it was. And the only way they're going to be able to rebuild their country is to utilize the genius of the United States of America."

US President Donald Trump on Monday hit out at Pacific allies for a lack of support in the ongoing Iran war.

“You know who else didn’t help us? South Korea didn’t help us,” Trump said. “You know who else didn’t help us? Australia didn’t help us. You know who else didn’t help us? Japan. We’ve got 50,000 soldiers in Japan to protect them from North Korea. We have 45,000 soldiers in South Korea to protect us from Kim Jong Un, with whom I get along very well.”

US Pesident Donald Trump has threatened Iran with consequences if it fails to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

“We have a plan, because of the power of our military, where every bridge in Iran will be decimated by 12 o’clock tomorrow night."

Asked whether he was winding down the war with Iran or escalating it, Trump declined to say.

"I can't tell you," he said. "I can't tell you. I don't know."

"It depends what they do," he added.

Trump said that he extended the deadline to tomorrow rather than have it expire today because he "thought it was inappropriate the day after Easter."

Trump says he’s ‘not at all’ concerned about war crimes as he threatens the destruction of Iran’s bridges and power plants.

US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) said that Iranians want the US to keep bombing.

Asked why Iranians would want him to follow up on his threat to blow up the country’s infrastructure, Trump says everyday citizens are “willing to suffer ... in order to have freedom.”

“‘Please keep bombing. Do it,” Trump claimed U.S. officials have heard Iranians say via “intercepts.”

Trump said that some "military people, very professional, that preferred not doing it," referring to embarking on the rescue operation.

"There were military people that said, 'You just don't do this,'" he said.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth described the daring and intense rescue mission in a coordination call. He said, "For 45 hours and 56 minutes, we held that call open for coordination,” adding that the call was held in a secure facility. “Our mission was unblinking.”

War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday (local time) said that tomorrow they will launch more attcks on Iran.

Addressing the press conference after Trump, War Secretary Pete Hegseth said that they have ‘embarrassed’ Iranian military

While detailing the rescue operation, Trump threatened to jail the journalist who first reported on the downed pilot, and that the US forces were searching for him

“The person that did the story will go to jail if he doesn’t say, and that doesn’t last long,” Trump said.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday (local time) issued a rare public statement.

He expressed condolences over the killing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)'s intelligence chief.

In a written social media post, Khamenei said Maj. Gen. Majid Khademi joined a “steadfast line of warriors and fighters” to sacrifice their lives. Israeli strikes have killed dozens of top Iranian leaders, including Khamenei’s father.

Describing the rescue operation in detail, Trump said that finding the downed airman was like ‘finding a needle in a haystick.’

During his address, Trump said that the downed weapons officer followed his training to get as far away from the crash site as possible. He added that when a plane crashes in a hostile territory, “they all head right to that site, you want to be as far away as you can.”

According to Trump, the officer was “bleeding profusely," but he was able to climb mountainous terrain and contacted US forces to let them know about his location.

Donald Trump began his address by describing the rescue efforts from 3 April and over the weekend after two airmen ejected and landed alive “deep in enemy territory” in Iran.

Trump said 21 aircraft were deployed to help with the search and rescue in the first wave, flying for hours under “very, very heavy enemy fire.” He said the U.S. has one helicopter with many bullets in it.

In his initial remarks at the White House, US President Donald Trump threatened to take out the "entire country" of Iran.

US President Donald Trump commenced his address on Monday (local time) and said that he sent 200 people to pick up one. His remarks were in regards to the downed airman who was rescued on 5 April

Amid the ongoing conflict with Iran, Trump is set to hold a press conference regarding the war

Trump appeared to confirm that the U.S. had intended to arm Iranian protesters after mass demonstrations against the government broke out throughout Iran in late 2025 and continued early into this year.

Thousands of anti-government protesters were killed during the crackdowns by government forces. Fox News reported on Sunday that Trump had told the network’s Trey Yingst in a telephone interview that Kurdish groups who were supposed to be delivering the U.S.-provided weapons held on to them, AP reported.

President Trump said that he’d prefer to use U.S military power to take control of Iran’s vast oil reserves but acknowledged there’s not much appetite for such a move among the American electorate.

“Take the oil because it’s there for the taking,” Trump said. “There’s not a thing they can do about it. Unfortunately, the American people would like to see us come home. If it were up to me, I’d take the oil. I’d keep the oil. I would make plenty of money.”

Amid the ongoing war, Tehran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Monday vowed to avenge the death of their intelligence chief, Major General Majid Khademi, killed earlier in the day in an Israeli strike.

US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) hit out at people who do not support the war against Iran, calling them ‘foolish’. His remarks came at a White House event after a reporter asked him about ‘Americans who are not a fan of the war’.

More than 1,700 Indian nationals have left Iran through land border crossings in Armenia and Azerbaijan since the beginning of the Middle East conflict over a month ago, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Monday, as per PTI.

"Our embassy in Tehran has so far facilitated the movement of 1,777 Indian nationals to exit Iran through Armenia and Azerbaijan," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal mentioned at a media briefing.

President Donald Trump said Monday the United States has studied a proposal for a 45-day ceasefire in the Iran war, a move he described it as "very significant step" in the conflict.

"It's a significant proposal, it's a significant step. It's not good enough, but it's a very significant step," Trump told reporters at the White House, adding that intermediaries "are negotiating now."

Iran has rejected a proposed truce in its war with the United States and Israel, insisting "on the need for a definitive end to the conflict," state news agency IRNA reported Monday. (AFP)

On Iran rejecting ceasefire, Trump said he is “very upset”, warned Iran is “going to pay a big prize for that", reported Reuters.

“Hopefully it will be over with quickly," Trump said on Iran amid conflict, according to Reuters.

Trump reiterates Tuesday deadline, noting that Iran's proposal was important but not good enough, as per Reuters.

As calls grow for a ceasefire between the US, Israel, and Iran, Tehran's army spokesperson has said Iran will continue the war with the United States and Israel for as long as its political leaders deem necessary.

Amid the ongoing tensions, IRNA reported that Tehran on Monday (local time) has conveyed its response to the US proposal to Pakistan, which is acting as one of the mediators.

IDF, in a post on X, said, "In a Widespread Attack on Airfields in Tehran: IDF Strikes Dozens of Iranian Air Force Aircraft and Helicopters

The Air Force, under the intelligence guidance of Military Intelligence and the Intelligence Directorate, completed overnight a broad airstrike campaign targeting the Iranian Air Force and the Revolutionary Guards Air Force at airfields in Tehran."

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, has told journalists in Tehran that messages are being exchanged, but “negotiations are entirely incompatible with ultimatums, crimes and threats of war crimes.”

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said fiscal prudence has given the government enough room to push capex and support sectors impacted by the West Asia crisis.

The White House on Monday (local time) said there was a deal under consideration for a 45-day ceasefire with Tehran, but added that Donald Trump did not sign off on the proposal and is continuing the war.

Mohammad Elhadad, head of Iran’s state-owned electricity company Tavanir, has said the country’s electricity infrastructure operates solely in support of the Iranian people, Al Jazeera reported.

Therefore, attacking the electricity grid amounts to a war crime, Elhadad said in remarks shared by Iran’s official IRNA news agency.

Iranian forces launched the domestically developed, advanced “Hadid 110” drone against US-Israeli targets.

Abbas Araghchi has accused Israeli-US forces of striking Sharif University in Tehran, saying the site was attacked following previous strikes on other universities.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said that at least four people were wounded after the air defence systems intercepted 12 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles, and 19 drones on Monday.

Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has warned against the “irresponsible targeting of vital infrastructure, particularly that related to water and food, and energy facilities” amid the ongoing US-Israeli war against Iran.

The chief of the UN nuclear watchdog on Monday warned attacks near Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant "pose a very real danger to nuclear safety and must stop".

Strikes near the operating plant "could cause a severe radiological accident with harmful consequences for people and the environment in Iran and beyond," said Rafael Grossi, director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on X.

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz on Monday (local time) said that IDF is currently striking Iran's largest petrochemical facility in Isfahan, following last week's attack on the country's second-largest facility.

Both facilities, which together account for about 85% of Iran's petrochemical exports, are now reportedly out of commission and non-operational.

This represents a severe economic blow, amounting to tens of billions of dollars in losses to Iran.

Netanyahu and I have instructed the IDF to continue striking Iran's national infrastructure with full force.

Amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar spoke with Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani.

During the call, they reviewed the developments of the military escalation in the region and its serious repercussions on regional and international security and stability, as well as ways to resolve all disputes peacefully. They also emphasized the importance of ensuring freedom of navigation.

A day after the US rescued its Air Force officer, Iran's foreign ministry said that the rescue operation could have been a cover to ‘steal enriched uranium’

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday said it can confirm recent impacts of military strikes close to Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, but said that the plant itself was not damaged.

Striking civilian infrastructure installations during war is illegal, EU chief Antonio Costa said in a social media post on Monday, AFP reports.

"Any targeting of civilian infrastructure, namely energy facilities, is illegal and unacceptable," Costa, the president of the European Council, said. "This applies to Russia's war in Ukraine and it applies everywhere. The Iranian civilian population is the main victim of the Iranian regime. It would also be the main victim of a widening of the military campaign."

Iran struck a petrochemical plant in Kuwait.

The attack follows recent US and Israeli bombings of petrochemical facilities in Iran.

Israel’s ambulance service Magen David Adom has said that four persons have been killed in Haifa from an Iranian missile strike, Al Jazeera reported.

On Monday, Former Diplomat KP Fabian said that the US' stance is unfortunate, and shows arrogance.

Fabian, while talking to ANI, said that Iran's capabilities to bring down American aircraft must be recognized.