The reports could not be independently verified.<\/p>\n In a stark escalation of rhetoric, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) warned in a statement just moments after the strikes were reported that it would target US and allied infrastructure across the region if the United States crossed \u201cred lines.\u201d<\/p>\n The IRGC also put American partners in the Persian Gulf and beyond on notice, saying that restraint shown toward neighboring states \u201cout of good neighborliness\u201d was now over and that \u201call such considerations have been lifted\u201d \u2014 a signal that Gulf Arab states hosting US military assets could become direct targets.<\/p>\n The statement marks a shift in Iran\u2019s stated position. While Tehran has previously struck targets in several regional countries, it had until now maintained that those states themselves were not the intended enemy \u2014 a distinction it appears to be threatening to abandon.<\/p>\n Among the sites hit in downtown Tehran was a historic synagogue, according to Iranian media.<\/p>\n Homayoun Sameyah, the Jewish community\u2019s representative in Iran\u2019s parliament, told state media that the building was \u201cancient\u201d and \u201csacred,\u201d and that Torah scrolls remained buried under the rubble.<\/p>\n Related: Six Stocks That Could Soar in an Era of Regional Instability<\/a><\/p>\n Meanwhile, Iran struck Tel Aviv, with Israeli television reporting around 10 impact sites across the city causing damage to buildings and vehicles. No injuries were recorded.<\/p>\n The Israeli military accused Iran of using cluster munitions \u2014 weapons that disperse into smaller submunitions, or bomblets, in midair and are nearly impossible to intercept with conventional air defenses. The southern port city of Eilat was also targeted with cluster munitions, according to media reports.<\/p>\n US President Donald Trump announced the deadline of 8 p.m. EST on April 7, warning the \u201cthe entire country\u201d of Iran \u201ccould be taken out in one night.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump explicitly threatened Iran\u2019s power plants and bridges if no deal was reached.<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s warning at the April 6 White House press conference centers on Iran\u2019s control of the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for global oil shipments.<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s response fell short of what Washington demanded.<\/p>\n Tehran submitted a 10-point peace proposal through Pakistani mediators, but the plan rejected a temporary cease-fire and instead called for a permanent end to hostilities. It also included conditions unlikely to be acceptable to the United States or Israel. The New York Times reported the proposal was unlikely to resolve the core issues before the deadline.<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s defiance was on open display.<\/p>\n Mahdi Mohammadi, a senior adviser to Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, posted on X that Iran had \u201cclearly and openly won the war\u201d and would only accept an outcome that established \u201ca new security order in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n He added: \u201cIt is Trump who has around 20 hours to surrender to Iran or his allies will be sent back to the Stone Age. We will not back down!\u201d<\/p>\n The threat to Iranian infrastructure is drawing warnings from inside the country.<\/p>\n Mahdi Masaeli, secretary of Iran\u2019s electricity industry syndicate, said on April 7 that attacks on power plants, transmission lines, or substations could trigger \u201cwidespread blackouts.\u201d<\/p>\n While Iran\u2019s grid \u2014 with a capacity of around 100,000 megawatts against current consumption of less than half that \u2014 has some capacity to reroute power, Masaeli warned that serious damage would be a \u201cturning point\u201d in the conflict.<\/p>\n \u201cThe problems would not double,\u201d he said. \u201cThey would grow exponentially.\u201d<\/p>\n Previous strikes have already disrupted key industrial sectors.<\/p>\n Attacks on the Mobarakeh Steel complex have affected steel output, while strikes on the Bandar Emam petrochemical facility have hit production of PVC and cable materials, with black market activity emerging as a result, Masaeli said.<\/p>\n By RFE\/RL <\/p>\n More Top Reads From Oilprice.com<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"US and Israeli air strikes hit multiple locations across Iran, including infrastructure and the strategic Kharg Island, as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":55934,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[6695,34,818,21997,424,37,2601,816,101,21341,1080],"class_list":{"0":"post-55933","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-israel","8":"tag-tehran-strikes","9":"tag-iran","10":"tag-iran-oil-exports","11":"tag-iran-power-grid","12":"tag-irgc","13":"tag-israel","14":"tag-kharg-island","15":"tag-middle-east-conflict","16":"tag-strait-of-hormuz","17":"tag-trump-iran-deadline","18":"tag-us-iran-conflict"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116364092777748320","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/book.jpg\"\/)
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