Iran rejects temporary ceasefire proposal and wants permanent end to war with US
發佈日期: 2026-04-07 23:36
TVB News
Iran rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal and said it wants a permanent end to the war, as US President Donald Trump's ultimatum to make a deal tick closer with an expanded threat of strikes against the Islamic Republic to include all power plants and bridges.
Trump said Monday he is "not at all" concerned about committing possible war crimes as he again threatened to destroy Iranian infrastructure if Tehran does not meet his Tuesday 8 p.m. eastern deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
US President Donald Trump said it would take four hours to destroy Iran's bridges and power plants. "We have a plan because of the power of our military, where every bridge in Iran will be decimated by 12 o'clock tomorrow night. Where every power plant in Iran will be out of business, burning, exploding and never to be used again.I mean complete demolition by 12 o'clock and it will happen over a period of four hours, if we want to. We don't want that to happen."
Trump continued to grumble about NATO allies refusal to get involved in reopening the Strait of Hormuz and their hesitance to assist US offensive operations against Iran. "It's not just NATO. You know who else didn't help us? South Korea didn't help us. You know who else didn't help us? Australia didn't help us. You known who else didn't help us? Japan. We've got 50,000 soldiers in Japan to protect them from North Korea. We have 45,000 soldiers in South Korea to protect us from Kim Jong Un, who I get along with very well."
This as an Iranian official early Tuesday issued a video message calling on youths of the Islamic Republic to form "human chains" around power plants in the country ahead of threatened strikes by U.S. President Donald Trump. Alireza Rahimi, identified by Iranian state television as the secretary of the Supreme Council of Youth and Adolescents, issued the video call in a newscast.
And Iranian Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Sayed Reza Salihi-Amiri said that Iran would take "serious legal steps" to protect its cultural sites, after Israeli and US bombardments have damaged over 100 sites across the country. He said 131 cultural sites so far have been damaged with 61 in Tehran.
The damaged sites include Golestan Palace which some describe as one of the masterpieces of Iranian architecture and other sites recognised by UNESCO.
The minister said that while international organisations have expressed empathy they have done nothing further.
