CAIRO, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran entered its 39th day Tuesday as President Donald Trump warned that Iran could be "taken out" in one night, suggesting that night "might" be Tuesday.
He framed the timeline as a deadline for Tehran to reach a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. With the deadline approaching, Pakistan said it had proposed a two-week extension that is under review by the U.S. and Iran.
The following is an overview of the latest developments in the crisis affecting much of the region and beyond.
The United States
-- The White House says Trump has received Pakistan's proposal for a two-week extension to the deadline for U.S. strikes on Iran's civilian infrastructure.
Trump threatened on Tuesday morning that Iran's "whole civilization will die tonight," the deadline he set for Iran to make a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, marking a possible sharp escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
-- U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday that the United States has largely achieved its military objectives against Iran, while warning that Tehran faces a narrowing window to enter negotiations or risk further economic hardship.
-- Trump said Monday that Iran could be "taken out" in one night and that night "might" be Tuesday evening, the deadline Trump set for Iran to make a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while claiming that negotiations with the Iranian side via intermediaries over the deal are "going well."
Israel
-- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that its air force, guided by intelligence, struck a petrochemical facility in Shiraz, southern Iran. The Israeli military said in a statement that nitric acid was produced at the site for Iran's armed forces, which is a key material used in the production of explosives and components for ballistic missiles.
-- The IDF said on Tuesday that its air force, guided by naval intelligence, struck a key Iranian site producing sonar and underwater detection systems in the city of Shiraz, southern Iran.
It claimed that the strike, carried out on Monday, significantly impaired Iran's ability to detect maritime threats, as well as its submarine and naval electronics production.
-- The IDF said Tuesday night that increased missile fire toward Israeli territory is possible "in the coming hours." It urged the public to "remain vigilant, alert, and act responsibly, while continuing to follow the Home Front Command's instructions, which are updated from time to time."
Iran
-- According to Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency, several explosions were heard in Iran's Kharg Island, following multiple attacks by the United States and Israel. Western media reports said the attacks hit over 50 military targets on the island, which is Iran's oil export hub.
Later in the day, Mehr reported that critical facilities, infrastructure, and docks have not been harmed, and the general situation is stable on the island.
-- At least two people were killed, and three others injured as a railway bridge in Iran's central province of Isfahan was attacked by the United States and Israel, the official news agency IRNA reported.
-- An international airport in Iran's western province of Lorestan was attacked by the United States and Israel, with no casualties reported, Iran's official news agency IRNA said, citing a local official.
-- Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said he has joined a national campaign comprising people who have voiced readiness to sacrifice their lives to defend the country, while making the announcement in a post on social media platform X.
-- At least 18 people were killed and 24 others wounded in overnight U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on residential areas in Iran's northern Alborz province, the official news agency IRNA reported.
-- A spokesperson for Iran's electricity industry said the country's power grid is a vast, interconnected network stretching more than 1 million kilometers, Mehr news agency reported.
The spokesperson said Iran operates multiple power plants across different regions, allowing electricity shortages caused by accidents in one area to be compensated through other transmission lines or facilities.
Specialized and experienced electricity workers are on standby, the spokesperson added, with about 30,000 personnel currently deployed in operational teams.
Lebanon
-- At least eight people were killed in Israeli airstrikes at dawn and on Tuesday morning targeting multiple areas in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.
-- The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon since March 2 has risen to 1,530 from 1,497 a day ago, with 4,812 injuries, the Lebanese Public Health Ministry reported Tuesday.
Iraq
-- Two civilians were killed early Tuesday in a drone attack in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, local authorities said. An explosives-laden drone launched from Iran struck a residential house in the Darashakran district of Erbil province at 12:15 a.m. on Tuesday (2115 GMT on Monday), the regional Directorate General of Counter Terrorism said in a statement.
-- -- Iraqi special forces intercepted an unidentified drone that attempted to target a radar system at Ayn al-Asad Airbase in the western Anbar province on Tuesday, the Iraqi Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
-- Five people were killed when an unknown rocket struck a residential house in Iraq's southern province of Basra, a security source said.
-- Protesters stormed the Kuwaiti Consulate in Basra in southern Iraq after three people were killed in a rocket attack reportedly fired from the direction of Kuwait, local media said.
Kuwait later condemned the attack on its diplomatic site and said it holds Iraq "fully responsible" for the incident.
Bahrain
-- The U.S. Embassy in Bahrain directed all U.S. government employees in Manama to shelter in place and advised American citizens in Bahrain to do the same until further notice, citing heightened regional security concerns.
Qatar
-- Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari warned that continued escalation in the region is pushing security, humanitarian, and environmental conditions to a critical threshold, urging all parties to avoid further escalation.
"The attacks on critical infrastructure since the war began have taken us to the brink," he said, adding that further escalation could worsen the situation across the region.
Kuwait
-- Kuwait's Ministry of Interior called on citizens and expatriates to remain indoors during overnight hours as part of precautionary security measures.
The United Arab Emirates
-- Two people were injured after a ballistic missile struck an administrative building belonging to regional mobile-satellite service provider Thuraya Telecommunications Company in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates' third-largest emirate, the Sharjah Media Office said.
Egypt
-- Cairo-based Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit said the ceiling of demands of both the United States and Iran is not likely to lead to a settlement as the deadline for reaching a deal looms, urging all sides to take their responsibilities at this critical time to prevent catastrophes. ■
