Donald Trump evoked “negotiations” with an unidentified Iranian official. However, Iranian Parliament President Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf denied any negotiations with the United States. “False information is being used to manipulate financial and oil markets,” he said. In response to Mr. Trump’s announcements, oil prices plummeted by over 10% on Monday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated he spoke with the American president. He expressed determination to continue strikes in Iran and Lebanon. Shortly after, the Israeli army announced new strikes against targets of the pro-Iranian Islamist Hezbollah movement in Beirut.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced he had talked with Iranian President Massoud Pezechkian and promised Islamabad’s support to bring peace to the region.
Donald Trump announced a “five-day delay” for any strikes he intended to launch on power plants or energy infrastructure in Iran. However, Trump threatened to “continue to bomb heavily” if negotiations failed.
The strategic showdown of the war still focuses on the Strait of Hormuz. In response to an ultimatum, Iran had threatened to completely shut down the strait and target “all energy, information technology, and desalination infrastructure owned by the United States,” according to the Fars agency citing the Iranian military.
In Lebanon, one person was killed in an Israeli strike in Beirut targeting a member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, according to Israel. In the evening, the Israeli army announced new strikes against Hezbollah targets in Beirut and captured two of its elite fighters in southern Lebanon.
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