Trump’s deadline enters its decisive hours… Iran under bombardment and warning about trains
The deadline granted by President Donald Trump to Iran has entered its decisive hours, amid intense strikes across various regions of the country and a warning regarding the use of trains.
The deadline given by Trump to Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and reach a ceasefire, or face severe consequences, expires on Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. Washington time, 00:00 GMT.
Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moghadam, who is involved in the current mediation efforts, stated in a post on the X platform Tuesday morning that Pakistan’s “positive and constructive” efforts to end the war are approaching a “decisive and sensitive” stage.
Meanwhile, the Israeli army on Tuesday called on residents of Iran not to use trains or approach railway lines.
In a message published in Persian on its account on the X platform, the army stated: “For your safety, we ask you to refrain from using trains and traveling across Iran from now until 21:00 Iran time,” according to Reuters.
It added: “Your presence on trains and near railway lines puts your life at risk.”
At the same time, the United States and Israel have been carrying out intense strikes across various regions of Iran since nighttime.
In a statement posted on Telegram early Tuesday, the Israeli army said: “A short while ago, the Israeli army completed a wave of airstrikes aimed at damaging the infrastructure of the Iranian terrorist regime in Tehran and additional areas across Iran.”
Explosions were heard in Tehran and in the city of Kharg west of the capital, according to the Iranian Mehr and Fars news agencies.
The United States and Israel have been conducting heavy strikes in Iran since February 28, which have led to the elimination of the top tier of Iranian leadership, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and the destruction of significant missile and military capabilities, according to American and Israeli estimates.
Later, the Israeli army announced that its air force had carried out a large-scale airstrike on Monday targeting key infrastructure of the Iranian regime.
It stated that the army struck in Shiraz an additional petrochemical facility used by the Iranian armed forces to produce nitric acid, an essential substance for manufacturing explosives and other materials used in the development of ballistic missiles.
It added: “Through this strike, the army expanded its attacks on the regime’s military capabilities, focusing on the production capacities of combat means that relied on components produced at this facility.”
The army noted that this complex is one of the few remaining sites in Iran producing vital chemical components for explosives and materials used in ballistic missiles, after it had previously struck Iran’s largest petrochemical complex as well as the petrochemical complex in Mahshahr.
It also stated that it targeted “a large-scale ballistic missile system site in northwestern Iran, from which dozens of missiles were launched toward Israel.”
It added: “The site was targeted while soldiers and commanders of the missile system were present inside, where they were planning and executing terrorist operations against Israel and other countries.”
