Israel, Iran trade new strikes as Trump threatens escalation over Strait of Hormuz

Israel and Iran traded new strikes on Sunday as President Donald Trump escalated threats tied to the Strait of Hormuz, adding new urgency to an already widening regional crisis.

AP reported that Israel struck a major petrochemical plant in Iran’s South Pars area and said the attack killed the intelligence chief for the Revolutionary Guard. The same reporting said the strike added to growing damage across Iran’s energy infrastructure.

At the same time, Trump said he was not concerned about possible war-crime accusations and repeated his threat to destroy Iranian bridges and power plants if Tehran did not reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday evening. The White House posted an official press-conference page for Trump on April 6, underscoring the day’s public escalation.

Diplomatically, the picture remains unsettled. Earlier on Monday, Axios reported that the U.S., Iran and regional mediators were discussing a 45-day ceasefire proposal tied to reopening the strait. But AP later reported that Iran rejected the temporary truce and wants a permanent end to the war instead.

The fallout has also spread beyond the main front. Reuters-reported coverage said authorities in Fujairah responded to a drone incident involving a du telecom building, with no injuries reported.

The reporting points to the same central pressure point: the Strait of Hormuz, where military threats, ceasefire talks and energy-security risks are converging at once.