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Hello and welcome to our continuing live coverage of the US-Israel war on Iran<\/a> and its consequences for the region, the world and the global economy.<\/p>\n Donald Trump<\/strong> said he was \u201cnot at all\u201d concerned about committing possible war crimes as he again threatened to destroy Iran\u2019s bridges and power plants if Tehran does not meet his Tuesday 8pm ET deadline to reopen the strait of Hormuz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not worried about it,\u201d the US president said. \u201cYou know what\u2019s a war crime? Having a nuclear weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking at the White House, Trump refused to say whether any civilian targets would be off-limits. Iran on Monday rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal<\/strong> and said it wanted a permanent end to the conflict.<\/p>\n \u201cWe only accept an end of the war with guarantees that we won\u2019t be attacked again,\u201d Mojtaba Ferdousi Pour<\/strong>, the head of the Iranian diplomatic mission in Cairo, told the Associated Press.<\/p>\n At a news conference, Trump said all of Iran could be \u201ctaken out\u201d in one night \u201cand that night might be tomorrow night\u201d, referring to Tuesday. Without an agreement with Tehran, he said, \u201cevery bridge in Iran will be decimated\u201d by midnight ET (0400 GMT) on Wednesday and \u201cevery power plant in Iran will be out of business, burning, exploding and never to be used again\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Israel and the US carried out a wave of attacks on Iran on Monday, killing more than 25 people. Iran responded with missile fire on Israel<\/a> and its Gulf Arab neighbours.<\/p>\n