{"id":43680,"date":"2026-04-07T09:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=43680"},"modified":"2026-04-07T09:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:30:09","slug":"israel-warns-iranians-their-lives-will-be-at-risk-if-they-use-trains-as-trump-deadline-looms-us-israel-war-on-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=43680","title":{"rendered":"Israel warns Iranians their lives will be at risk if they use trains as Trump deadline looms | US-Israel war on Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Israel warned Iranians this morning that their lives would be at risk if they use the country\u2019s railways on Tuesday before the end of a negotiating deadline imposed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/donaldtrump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Donald Trump<\/a> with a threat to destroy Iran\u2019s bridges and power plants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Israel\u2019s military, writing in Farsi, said in a social media post that \u201cfrom this moment\u201d \u2013 8.50am <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/iran\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Iran<\/a> time \u2013 and \u201cuntil 21:00 Iran time\u201d Iranians should refrain from \u201ctraveling by train throughout Iran\u201d for the sake of their own security.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cYour presence on trains and near railway lines endangers your life,\u201d the statement continued, a clear warning that stations and tracks normally used by civilians could be bombed on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The threat comes hours before an ultimatum set by the US president expires at 8pm ET on Tuesday (1am in London), or 4.30am on Wednesday in Iran, in an attempt by the US to force major concessions from Iran with the threat of escalation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">At a White House press conference on Monday, Trump said that Iran \u201ccan be taken out in one night and that night might be tomorrow\u201d, reiterating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/apr\/06\/trump-iranians-strikes-on-infrastructure\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">threats to bomb its power plants and bridges<\/a> in a concentrated attack.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"76745023-b1c2-4b31-8b34-e9bb5bb87c89\" 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\">Donald Trump told reporters on Monday, without any evidence, that Iranian civilians had urged the US to \u201ckeep bombing\u201d their country.<\/span> Photograph: China News Service\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Iran on Monday rejected a proposal to implement an immediate ceasefire followed by peace negotiations brokered by Pakistan, Egypt and Turkey, arguing that it wanted a permanent end to the war. It issued a 10-point counterproposal, which Trump acknowledged but said was \u201cnot good enough\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The prospect of bombing the country\u2019s infrastructure has been condemned by lawyers and experts as a probable war crime because its impact on civilians would be disproportionate to whatever notional military advantage is gained, a conclusion that has been dismissed by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Negotiations continued on Tuesday morning, though there were few clear developments. On X, Iran\u2019s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, said: \u201cOver 14 million proud Iranians have, up to this moment, declared their readiness to sacrifice their lives in defense of Iran. I too have been, am, and will be a sacrificer for Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"0cdabae7-d8b8-4a0d-b0ad-0a378c604c88\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-47fhrn\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:9,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;As Iran war exposes global dependence on fossil fuels, the biggest emitters are reaping the rewards&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;0cdabae7-d8b8-4a0d-b0ad-0a378c604c88&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2026\/apr\/07\/iran-war-global-dependence-fossil-fuels-biggest-emitters-reaping-rewards&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">On Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/pete-hegseth\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Pete Hegseth<\/a>, the US secretary of defence, said that \u201ctoday will be the largest volume of strikes\u201d on Iran and that attacks on Tuesday would be \u201ceven more than today\u201d as the negotiating deadline loomed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Iranian media reported on Tuesday that Khorramabad airport in western Iran had been attacked, while Israel said it had conducted another wave of strikes on Tehran overnight. Israel\u2019s military also said it had bombed a petrochemical facility in Shiraz, where it said nitric acid used to make explosives is produced, as well as a ballistic missile launch site in north-western Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">US officials also told Fox News and the Wall Street Journal that B-2 stealth bombers had dropped 30,000lb \u201cbunker buster\u201d bombs on an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps compound in Tehran on Saturday. The bombs were GBU-57 munitions, the type used in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/jun\/22\/what-is-irans-fordow-nuclear-site-and-why-was-a-us-strike-needed\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">last June\u2019s attack by the US<\/a> on Iran\u2019s underground nuclear facility at Fordow.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"1a941fac-1796-4f65-b890-31dd7139c5d0\" 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\">A US air force B-2 stealth bomber flanked by fighter jets.<\/span> Photograph: Mike Segar\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Israeli media reported that the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, told members of the country\u2019s security cabinet on Sunday that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/mar\/18\/fighting-intensifies-israel-hezbollah-southern-lebanon\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">war against Hezbollah in Lebanon<\/a> would continue regardless of what happened in the negotiations between the US and Iran. There was, the prime minister said, a \u201cseparation of theatres\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">An attack on Saudi Arabia hit a petrochemical complex in a sprawling industrial area in the eastern city of Jubail and workers at the site had to be evacuated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Sirens were repeatedly sounded in Israel as missile attacks continued. Five impacts were reported in the Tel Aviv area as Israel said that Iran had fired ballistic missiles with cluster warheads, but no casualties were immediately reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The price of Brent crude oil increased marginally to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2026\/apr\/07\/oil-prices-donald-trump-iran-stock-market-imf-inflation\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">just above $110<\/a> (\u00a383) a barrel in morning trading.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/apr\/07\/israel-warns-iran-lives-at-risk-if-they-use-trains-trump-deadline\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel warned Iranians this morning that their lives would be at risk if they use the country\u2019s railways on Tuesday before the end of a negotiating&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-east"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43680\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/43681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}