North Korea appears to be distancing itself from Iran, South Korean lawmakers say
North Korea appears to be distancing itself from Iran, by not supplying Iran with weapons nor sending public diplomatic messages, South Korean lawmakers said.
The lawmakers were briefing reporters after a meeting with the country’s National Intelligence Service.
Gas outages hit parts of Tehran after strike on university: Iran state TV
Gas outages hit parts of Tehran after a strike on a university, Iran’s state broadcaster reported on Monday.
The attack “hit the Sharif University gas station and we are facing a temporary gas outage in the Sharif neighbourhood,” state broadcaster IRIB quoted the head of Tehran’s District 9 neighbourhood as saying.
Israeli army says completed wave of strikes against ‘regime targets’ in Tehran
Israel’s army said Monday it had completed a wave of strikes against “regime targets” in Tehran.
“A short while ago the IDF completed a wave of strikes on Iranian terror regime targets in Tehran,” the Israeli military posted on Telegram.
It came after Iranian media reported attacks on residential areas in Tehran early Monday.
Two dead recovered after Iranian strike on Haifa residential building, Israeli media reports
Israeli rescuers recovered two bodies from the rubble of a residential building in Haifa after it was hit by an Iranian missile on Sunday, Israeli media reported.
US, Iran and mediators make push for 45-day ceasefire, Axios reports
The US, Iran and a group of regional mediators are discussing the terms for a potential 45-day ceasefire that could lead to a permanent end to the war, Axios reported on Sunday, citing four US, Israeli and regional sources with knowledge of the talks.
Reuters could not immediately verify the report. The White House and the US State Department did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment.
The mediators are discussing the terms of a two-phased deal, the report said, adding that the first phase would be a potential 45-day ceasefire during which a permanent end to the war would be negotiated.
The second phase would be an agreement on ending the war, the report said.
At least 13 killed in an airstrike southwest of Tehran, Iranian media report
At least 13 killed in an airstrike that hit building in a city southwest of Iran’s capital, Tehran, Iranian media report.
Trump extends deadline for Iran to make a deal
US President Donald Trump appeared to extend by 24 hours his deadline for Iran to make a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face devastating infrastructure attacks.
“Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!” he simply said on his Truth Social platform.
Israel strikes on Lebanon kill at least 15
Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed at least 15 people Sunday and wounded 39, Lebanese officials said.
One of Israel’s strikes in Beirut Sunday killed at least five people and wounded 52 in the Jnah neighbourhood, according to the Lebanese health ministry, while a strike targeting an apartment building in Ain Saadeh town east of Beirut killed three people and injured three others.
A strike in the southern town of Kfar Hatta, far from the border with Israel, killed seven people including a four-year-old girl, the ministry added.
Oil benchmarks open above $110
Crude oil prices opened higher on Monday as the war in the Middle East continues to squeeze global energy supplies.
North Sea Brent crude increased 1.16 percent to $110.30 a barrel, while the US benchmark West Texas Intermediate was up 1.86 percent to $113.62 a barrel.
UAE air defences respond to attack
The United Arab Emirates said Monday its air defences were responding to a missile and drone attack.
Air defence systems “are actively engaging with missiles and UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) threats,” the defence ministry (MOD) posted on X.
Iran threatens ‘much more devastating’ retaliation if civilian targets hit
Iran’s central military command warned on Monday of “much more devastating” retaliation if its adversaries hit civilian targets.
“If attacks on civilian targets are repeated, the next stages of our offensive and retaliatory operations will be much more devastating and widespread,” a spokesman for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said in a statement posted by state broadcaster IRIB on Telegram.
The warning came after US President Donald Trump threatened to destroy Iran’s civilian infrastructure, demanding Tehran bow to his demands for a deal to reopen the Gulf to shipping.
