As the clock ticked down on Trump's deadline, strikes on Iran intensified throughout the day, hitting railway and road bridges, an airport and a petrochemical plant. U.S. forces attacked targets on Kharg Island, home to Iran's main oil export terminal, which Trump has openly mused about seizing. Earlier, another senior Iranian source told Reuters that Tehran had rejected a proposal conveyed by intermediaries for a temporary ceasefire. MKTS/GLOBAmong the reports of strikes inside Iran were attacks on railway bridges, a highway bridge, a petrochemical plant and an airport. Since the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, Iran has effectively closed it to most ships apart from its own.

Source: The Standard April 07, 2026 20:56 UTC