Trump Sets 8PM Deadline to Destroy Iranian Infrastructure if Strait Remains Closed

President Trump escalated his threats against Iran, setting an 8 p.m. Tuesday deadline to decimate every bridge and power plant if the strait remains closed.

Trump said the attacks will take them 100 years to rebuild and threatened hell if Iran did not open the strait.

Al-Jazeera Net

Iran's deputy foreign minister accused Trump of preparing to carry out war crimes.

Trump acknowledged he did not know if he was winding down the war or escalating it.

Trump lauded the rescue of an American airman as one of the most harrowing military operations.

The operation involved 155 aircraft including bombers and fighters.

Anadolu Ajansı

Four Iranian officers were killed during the rescue operation.

The airman scaled cliff faces while bleeding profusely to transmit his location.

Iran warned any repeat of strikes on civilian targets would trigger more devastating retaliation.

Iran had delivered a new 10-point peace proposal rejected by the U.S.

Israel's strikes hit south Beirut killing at least four people.

Iranian forces struck energy facilities in the UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait.

The strikes sent energy markets into turmoil with crude prices jumping more than 3%.

Global insurers estimated losses at more than $38 billion.

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Saudi Aramco warned that 4.9 million barrels per day were trapped in the Persian Gulf.

The UN Security Council was unable to agree on a resolution.