{"id":41539,"date":"2026-04-05T03:50:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T03:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=41539"},"modified":"2026-04-05T03:50:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T03:50:38","slug":"middle-east-crisis-live-iran-rejects-trumps-48-hour-deadline-to-make-a-deal-us-races-to-find-missing-pilot-us-israel-war-on-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=41539","title":{"rendered":"Middle East crisis live: Iran rejects Trump\u2019s 48 hour deadline to \u2018make a deal\u2019; US races to find missing pilot | US-Israel war on Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"liveblog-body\"><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\"><gu-island name=\"KeyEventsCarousel\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;keyEvents&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;69d1bd878f08764b987ca41b&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Iran has rejected Donald Trump\u2019s demand that the regime cut a deal in 48 hours or face \u201call hell\u201d.&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;e999f7ef-00c4-429a-8c16-f3dff9e8e819&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;On Saturday, the US president posted on social media: \u201cRemember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT,\u201d referring to an ultimatum issued on 26 March.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;58ceb31f-cd13-4120-b6c8-6d438c576620&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;\u201cTime is running out \u2013 48 hours before all Hell will reign down on them.\u201d&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;2be27daf-2634-4d0d-88ec-2ae8be2cc8e7&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Iran\u2019s central military command rejected the ultimatum, with Gen Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi saying Trump\u2019s threat was a \u201chelpless, nervous, unbalanced and stupid action\u201d.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;bb48fe8d-0682-46bd-92f5-015f24ea3316&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Echoing Trump\u2019s language, he warned that \u201cthe gates of hell will open for you\u201d.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;2ec7810e-301a-421b-a167-6161f3c3e00c&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Trump later posted a video showing explosions lighting up a night sky along with text that said: \u201cMany of Iran\u2019s Military Leaders \u2026 are terminated, along with much else, with this massive strike in Tehran,\u201d without specifying when it took place.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;d7fd347c-0d80-4789-a6e3-957410d64094&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1775357166000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;22.46\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1775357568000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;22.52\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1775357568000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;22.52\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;22.52&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Iran rejects Trump's demand to make a deal within 48 hours&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Sat 4 Apr 2026 23.39 EDT&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Sat 4 Apr 2026 22.46 EDT&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;69d1bd328f080da25b48b491&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Welcome to the Guardian\u2019s continuing coverage of the &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/us-israel-war-on-iran\\&quot; data-component=\\&quot;auto-linked-tag\\&quot;&gt;US-Israel war on Iran&lt;\/a&gt; and the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;f0f5f401-af06-42e1-a7d7-7de71a95b969&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Iran launched missiles and drones at &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/israel\\&quot; data-component=\\&quot;auto-linked-tag\\&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;\/a&gt; and Kuwait early on Sunday, a day after Donald Trump said the Islamic republic had 48 hours to cut a deal or face \u201call Hell\u201d.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;4f395f0b-1d5d-4c03-8950-391f5eefd0c7&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Kuwait and Israel said their air defences were responding to the latest attacks from &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/iran\\&quot; data-component=\\&quot;auto-linked-tag\\&quot;&gt;Iran&lt;\/a&gt;, part of the war that erupted more than a month ago with US-Israeli strikes that triggered retaliation by Tehran.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;b749a275-d31b-491f-a21b-a419add0ed0f&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;The war has spread conflict throughout the Middle East and convulsed the global economy. Iran\u2019s forces maintain a tight grip on the strait of Hormuz shipping lane \u2013 a vital conduit for oil and gas \u2013 and strike economic targets in Gulf neighbours they see as linked to the US-Israeli war effort.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;ea46fab5-28a3-4009-b235-187763ac0c47&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Elsewhere today:&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;3ab488dc-d666-43ff-8bda-23afe812d170&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;ul&gt;\\n &lt;li&gt;\\n  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, confirmed that &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/israel\\&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;\/a&gt; attacked Iran\u2019s petrochemical plants&lt;\/strong&gt; after reports from Iranian media saying at least five people were killed in an attack on the Mahshahr petrochemical zone.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;\\n &lt;li&gt;\\n  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;US search and rescue efforts for the missing second crew member of the downed F-15E fighter jet continued into a second day&lt;\/strong&gt; as Iran came under heavy bombing. A pilot had been rescued on Friday after the F-15E Strike Eagle became the first US plane to be downed over &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/iran\\&quot;&gt;Iran&lt;\/a&gt; during the five-week-long war.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;\\n &lt;li&gt;\\n  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;American and Israeli fighter jets targeted multiple strategic and civilian sites inside Iran\u2019s capital on Friday afternoon&lt;\/strong&gt;, including Shahid Beheshti University, one of the country\u2019s leading academic institutions, Iranian state media reported.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;\\n &lt;li&gt;\\n  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The death toll in &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/lebanon\\&quot;&gt;Lebanon&lt;\/a&gt; has reached 1,422 since the conflict with Israel &lt;\/strong&gt;began on 2 March, according to data from the Lebanese health ministry and reported by the Associated Press. In just the past 24 hours, Israeli strikes have killed 54 people and wounded 156.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;\\n &lt;li&gt;\\n  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense said on Saturday that its air defense forces successfully intercepted eight ballistic missiles and 19 drones&lt;\/strong&gt; over the last 24 hours. However, on Sunday a fire has erupted in the Shuwaikh oil sector complex that houses the oil ministry and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation headquarters, after a drone attack, and Kuwaiti state media reported that two power and water desalination plants sustained \u201csignificant material damage\u201d after being attacked by Iranian drones.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;\\n &lt;li&gt;\\n  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Lebanese security source at the main crossing between Syria and Lebanon, said they were evacuating the crossing after Israel threatened to attack it&lt;\/strong&gt;. The Israeli military said on Saturday it would strike an area near the Masnaa crossing urging residents to evacuate immediately as it continued its attacks across Lebanon.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;\\n &lt;li&gt;\\n  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Residents of southern Lebanon\u2019s Kfar Hatta were told on social media by Israel to immediately leave the area&lt;\/strong&gt;, and warned that the Israeli military would soon act \u201cwith force\u201d in the area.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;\\n&lt;\/ul&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;844ca082-3032-4651-87d5-877d968be29a&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1775357166000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;22.46\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1775357281000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;22.48\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1775357166000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;22.46\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;22.46&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Summary&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Sat 4 Apr 2026 23.39 EDT&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Sat 4 Apr 2026 22.46 EDT&quot;}],&quot;filterKeyEvents&quot;:false,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;key-events-carousel-mobile&quot;,&quot;renderingTarget&quot;:&quot;Web&quot;,&quot;serverTime&quot;:1775361015383}\"><span id=\"key-events-carousel-mobile\"\/><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\"><\/p>\n<p>Key events<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/gu-island><gu-island name=\"FilterKeyEventsToggle\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;filterKeyEvents&quot;:false,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;filter-toggle-mobile&quot;}\"><span id=\"filter-toggle-mobile\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-alru3r\"><label id=\"filter-toggle-mobile-switch_description\" data-component=\"filter-key-events\" data-link-name=\"filter-key-events-on\" class=\"dcr-rrspei\"><button id=\"filter-toggle-mobile-switch\" role=\"switch\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"filter-toggle-mobile-switch_description\" class=\"dcr-dh5oqp\"\/>Show key events only<\/p>\n<p><span>Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/label><\/div>\n<p><\/gu-island><\/span><\/p>\n<article id=\"block-69d1d3d18f080da25b48b4d1\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>A former director of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has urged Gulf nations to prevent Donald Trump from turning the region into \u201ca ball of fire\u201d, after the US president\u2019s latest threat to Tehran.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ElBaradei\/status\/2040478155731873852\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Mohamed El-Baradei<\/a>, who led the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from 1997 to 2009, also tagged UN and European Union accounts, as well as French president Emmanuel Macron, in his posts online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cNothing can be done to stop this madness?!\u201d he wrote, also tagging the Chinese and Russian foreign ministries.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"feefad1e-f21d-4145-861c-1987adfea097\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Former IAEA director general Mohamed El Baradei.<\/span> Photograph: Roland Schlager\/EPA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Trump said Saturday that Iran must make a deal or reopen the vital strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has effectively blocked since the US and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/israel\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Israel<\/a> launched their war on Iran in February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cTime is running out \u2013 48 hours before all Hell will reign (sic) down on them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">El-Baradei, an 83-year-old former Egyptian vice-president, led the IAEA during the start of the public controversy surrounding Iran\u2019s nuclear program. 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&lt;script async src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot; charset=&quot;utf-8&quot;&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;&#10;            &lt;script src=&quot;https:\/\/interactive.guim.co.uk\/libs\/iframe-messenger\/iframeMessenger.js&quot;&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;&#10;            &lt;gu-script&gt;iframeMessenger.enableAutoResize();&lt;\/gu-script&gt;\"><\/iframe><\/gu-island><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It comes as the government in Kuwait says energy infrastructure and water desalination plants were damaged in Sunday morning drone attacks by Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The attacks resulted in \u201csignificant material damage and the shutdown of two electricity generating units\u201d, Kuwait electricity and water ministry said in a post on X, adding there were no deaths or injuries.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;world\/live\/2026\/apr\/05\/middle-east-crisis-live-iran-israel-us-war-trump-strait-hormuz-missing-pilot-downed&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-69d1cfc68f086bcf9a2a0ad4&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-69d1cfc68f086bcf9a2a0ad4&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Middle East crisis live: Iran rejects Trump\u2019s 48 hour deadline to \u2018make a deal\u2019; 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Iran\u2019s forces maintain a tight grip on the strait of Hormuz shipping lane \u2013 a vital conduit for oil and gas \u2013 and strike economic targets in Gulf neighbours they see as linked to the US-Israeli war effort.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Elsewhere today:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, confirmed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/israel\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Israel<\/a> attacked Iran\u2019s petrochemical plants<\/strong> after reports from Iranian media saying at least five people were killed in an attack on the Mahshahr petrochemical zone.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>US search and rescue efforts for the missing second crew member of the downed F-15E fighter jet continued into a second day<\/strong> as Iran came under heavy bombing. A pilot had been rescued on Friday after the F-15E Strike Eagle became the first US plane to be downed over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/iran\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Iran<\/a> during the five-week-long war.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>American and Israeli fighter jets targeted multiple strategic and civilian sites inside Iran\u2019s capital on Friday afternoon<\/strong>, including Shahid Beheshti University, one of the country\u2019s leading academic institutions, Iranian state media reported.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>The death toll in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/lebanon\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Lebanon<\/a> has reached 1,422 since the conflict with Israel <\/strong>began on 2 March, according to data from the Lebanese health ministry and reported by the Associated Press. In just the past 24 hours, Israeli strikes have killed 54 people and wounded 156.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>The Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense said on Saturday that its air defense forces successfully intercepted eight ballistic missiles and 19 drones<\/strong> over the last 24 hours. However, on Sunday a fire has erupted in the Shuwaikh oil sector complex that houses the oil ministry and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation headquarters, after a drone attack, and Kuwaiti state media reported that two power and water desalination plants sustained \u201csignificant material damage\u201d after being attacked by Iranian drones.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>A Lebanese security source at the main crossing between Syria and Lebanon, said they were evacuating the crossing after Israel threatened to attack it<\/strong>. The Israeli military said on Saturday it would strike an area near the Masnaa crossing urging residents to evacuate immediately as it continued its attacks across Lebanon.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Residents of southern Lebanon\u2019s Kfar Hatta were told on social media by Israel to immediately leave the area<\/strong>, and warned that the Israeli military would soon act \u201cwith force\u201d in the area.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;world\/live\/2026\/apr\/05\/middle-east-crisis-live-iran-israel-us-war-trump-strait-hormuz-missing-pilot-downed&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-69d1bd328f080da25b48b491&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-69d1bd328f080da25b48b491&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Middle East crisis live: Iran rejects 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