{"id":876275,"date":"2026-04-06T17:40:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/876275\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T17:40:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:40:19","slug":"iran-rejects-ceasefire-proposal-and-insists-on-a-permanent-end-to-the-war-nbc-6-south-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/876275\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran rejects ceasefire proposal and insists on a permanent end to the war \u2013 NBC 6 South Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iran has rejected the latest ceasefire proposal and wants a permanent end to the war, the state-run IRNA news agency said Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The response comes as U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s deadline looms \u2014 Tuesday night Washington time \u2014 for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the president threatening to hit Iran\u2019s power plants and other infrastructure targets. <\/p>\n<p>Israel and the United States carried out a wave of attacks on Iran on Monday, killing more than 25 people. Iran responded with missile fire on Israel and its Gulf Arab neighbors.<\/p>\n<p>Israel attacked the South Pars petrochemical plant at Asaluyeh in Iran, according to Israel&#8217;s defense minister. An Israeli attack on South Pars facilities last month sparked major Iranian attacks targeting oil and gas infrastructure across the Gulf Arab states.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the latest:<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s supreme leader issues a rare public statement<\/p>\n<p>Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei expressed condolences over the killing of the Revolutionary Guard\u2019s intelligence chief.<\/p>\n<p>In a written social media post, Khamenei said Maj. Gen. Majid Khademi joined a \u201csteadfast line of warriors and fighters\u201d to sacrifice their lives. Israeli strikes have killed dozens of top Iranian leaders, including Khamenei\u2019s father.<\/p>\n<p>The younger Khamenei has not been seen or spoken in public since he succeeded his father as supreme leader.<\/p>\n<p>Trump offers more details of dramatic airman rescue<\/p>\n<p>The president described the scale of the operation undertaken by the U.S. to rescue the second airman from the downed aircraft \u2014 which included 155 aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>More specifically, it included four bombers, 64 fighters, 48 refueling tankers, and 13 rescue aircraft, among others, Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Much of it was an effort to throw off the Iranians, who were also looking for the missing crew member, the president said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were bringing them all over and a lot of it was subterfuge,\u201d Trump said. \u201cWe wanted to have them think he was in a different location.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump says downed officer rushed to get away from the crash site<\/p>\n<p>Trump says the downed weapons officer followed his training to get as far away from the crash site as possible.<\/p>\n<p>When a plane crashes in hostile territory, \u201cthey all head right to that site, you want to be as far away as you can,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump says the officer was \u201cbleeding profusely\u201d but was able climb mountainous terrain and contact U.S. forces to communicate his location. Rescuers mobilized a massive response that included subterfuge to confuse the Iranians about where they were looking.<\/p>\n<p>Trump says 21 aircraft came to help rescue airmen who crashed in Iran<\/p>\n<p>The president began describing the rescue efforts from Friday and over the weekend after two airmen ejected and landed alive \u201cdeep in enemy territory\u201d in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said 21 aircraft were deployed to help with the search and rescue in the first wave, flying for hours under \u201cvery, very heavy enemy fire.\u201d He said the U.S. has one helicopter with many bullets in it.<\/p>\n<p>Trump news conference begins<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. president made his way to the briefing room lectern shortly before 1:10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>He is accompanied by his top national security advisers, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and special envoy Steve Witkoff. Also in attendance are his children, Eric and Tiffany Trump, as well as their spouses.<\/p>\n<p>Declaring that \u201cthis was one of our better Easters,\u201d Trump started his news conference by speaking about the dramatic rescue of two U.S. airmen in Iran over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, with Easter bunny nearby, talks Iran war<\/p>\n<p>In a surreal scene on the White House lawn with flowers and Easter d\u00e9cor, Trump decided to give reporters an update on the Iran war.<\/p>\n<p>With children waiting nearby, someone in a bunny costume steps away, and soft, cheerful music in the background, the president spoke about the rescue of a missing airman shot down in Iran, defended his expletive-laden threats on social media, and warned that Iran should capitulate or face threats to its bridges and power plants.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey\u2019s president says his country has intensified push to end the war<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are striving to seize any chance, however small, for hostilities to cease and negotiations to open,\u201d President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a televised address following a Cabinet meeting. He did not provide details.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan, a vocal critic of Israel, again accused the country of undermining all attempts to stop the fighting.<\/p>\n<p>Trump defends his use of vulgar language in a social media post<\/p>\n<p>The president used not-suitable-for-work language in a Sunday social media posting warning Iran he was serious about targeting the country\u2019s infrastructure if it doesn\u2019t open the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday deadline. He ended the short post by saying, \u201cPraise be to Allah.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked by a reporter about his salty language, Trump responded he used it \u201conly to make my point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump added about his use of an expletive, \u201cI think you\u2019ve heard it before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump suggests Kurdish groups have held onto guns meant for Iranian protesters<\/p>\n<p>Trump appeared to confirm that the U.S. had intended to arm Iranian protesters after mass demonstrations against the government broke out throughout Iran in late 2025 and continued early into this year.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of anti-government protesters were killed during the crackdowns by government forces. Fox News reported on Sunday that Trump had told the network\u2019s Trey Yingst in a telephone interview that Kurdish groups who were supposed to be delivering the U.S.-provided weapons held on to them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were supposed to go to the people so they could fight back against these thugs,\u201d Trump told reporters on Monday about the weapons intended for protesters. \u201cYou know what happened? The people that they sent them to kept them because they said, \u2018What a beautiful gun. I think I\u2019ll keep it.\u2019 So, I\u2019m very upset with a certain group of people and they\u2019re going to pay a big price for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump says he\u2019d prefer to \u2018take the oil\u2019<\/p>\n<p>President Trump said that he\u2019d prefer to use U.S. military power to take control of Iran\u2019s vast oil reserves, but acknowledged there\u2019s not much appetite for such a move among the American electorate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTake the oil because it\u2019s there for the taking,\u201d Trump said. \u201cThere\u2019s not a thing they can do about it. Unfortunately, the American people would like to see us come home. If it were up to me, I\u2019d take the oil. I\u2019d keep the oil. I would make plenty of money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump warns Iran they\u2019re making a mistake by not capitulating<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after state media reported Iran had rejected a ceasefire proposal, Trump offered a new harsh warning to Iran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey just don\u2019t want to say \u2018uncle,\u2018\u201d Trump told reporters as he and first lady Melania Trump hosted the White House Easter Egg Roll. \u201cThey don\u2019t want to cry as the expression goes \u2018uncle,\u2019 but they will. And if they don\u2019t, They\u2019ll have no bridges. They\u2019ll have no power plants. They\u2019ll have no anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added another ominous warning, \u201cI won\u2019t go further because there are other things that are worse than those two.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A regional official involved in the ceasefire talks says the efforts haven\u2019t collapsed<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are still talking to both sides,\u201d he says, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the closed-door diplomacy.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu says petrochemical attack weakens Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard<\/p>\n<p>He said Monday\u2019s strike on an Iranian petrochemical facility is part of a systematic campaign aimed at destroying the Guard\u2019s \u201cmoney machine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are destroying factories, we are eliminating activists and we continue to eliminate senior figures,\u201d he said in a videotaped statement.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu said he also spoke to President Trump about the U.S. rescue of two downed crew members in Iran. He said the president thanked Israel for assisting in the mission.<\/p>\n<p>An Iranian university student asks the world: \u2018Stop this war\u2019<\/p>\n<p>A resident of Tehran in his early twenties says U.S.-Israeli strikes on civilian infrastructure and Trump\u2019s intensifying threats have \u201cterrified\u201d people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone is very anxious and scared that the water, power and gas will be cut,\u201d he said, speaking anonymously for his security.<\/p>\n<p>The student first spoke with The Associated Press on the eve of the war, when he participated in anti-government protests at his Tehran university\u2019s campus. At the time, he described heated disagreements with friends who said they hoped a threatened Israeli-U.S. attack would overthrow the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose who were supporting the war are no longer supporting it,\u201d he said Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, he heard the sound of \u201ca lot of explosions\u201d around the city from his home in the Sattar Khan area. He said he\u2019d turned to taking sleeping pills to get through nightly bombardments.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amir-Hussein Radjy in Cairo<\/p>\n<p>Key Federal Reserve official open to possible rate hikes amid gas price spikes<\/p>\n<p>Beth Hammack, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, said Monday in an interview with The Associated Press that if inflation remains persistently above the Fed\u2019s 2% target, the central bank should consider lifting its benchmark interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>While Hammack also said the Fed might have to cut its rate if higher gas prices caused the economy to slow and unemployment to rise, a potential rate hike is a noticeable shift for the Fed from before the Iran war, when officials forecast two rate cuts this year. A hike could lift longer-term interest rates for things like mortgages and auto loans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy baseline is that we\u2019re on hold for quite some time,\u201d Hammack said, \u201cbut I can foresee scenarios where we would need to reduce rates &#8230; if the labor market deteriorates significantly. Or I could see where we might need to raise rates if inflation stays persistently above our target.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Houthis claim they hit military sites in Israel<\/p>\n<p>The Iran-backed Houthis said they launched a barrage of cruise missiles and drones at several military sites in southern Israel, \u201csuccessfully achieving its objectives,\u201d according to the group\u2019s military spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, the military spokesperson for the Houthis, said in a statement Monday that the missiles were launched as part of a joint operation with Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard and the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian president lauds role of slain intelligence chief<\/p>\n<p>Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian praised Maj. Gen. Majid Khademi, intelligence chief of Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard, according to Iran\u2019s state media.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s media reported Pezeshkian lauded Khademi\u2019s intelligence role and security efforts \u201cagainst all kinds of conspiracies of enemies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis martyrdom speaks to the fact that the security and independence of Islamic Iran is indebted to the sacrifice and selflessness of the brave sons who, in the most difficult circumstances, work tirelessly for the honor and peace of this land,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s state-run IRNA news agency says Tehran has rejected the latest ceasefire proposal<\/p>\n<p>The agency said it had has conveyed its response to the U.S. through Pakistan, a key mediator.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe won\u2019t merely accept a ceasefire,\u201d Mojtaba Ferdousi Pour, head of the Iranian diplomatic mission in Cairo, told The Associated Press on Monday. \u201cWe only accept an end of the war with guarantees that we won\u2019t be attacked again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The response came ahead of a deadline by President Trump to begin bombing Iranian energy and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Israel to ramp up production of air defense interceptors<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s ministry of defense said Monday that the country\u2019s defense industries would \u201csignificantly increase\u201d production and stockpiling of missile interceptors as the war with Iran stretches on.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the ministry said production of missile interceptors for the Arrow system, which defends against long-range ballistic missiles, would be sped up. Arrow has been critical in Israeli air defense during the current war, throughout which Israeli authorities have maintained there\u2019s no shortage of interceptor missiles.<\/p>\n<p>Lebanese Christian political leader criticizes government for not confronting Hezbollah<\/p>\n<p>Samir Geagea, who leads the Lebanese Forces political party, made the remarks in statement after an Israeli strike hit an apartment building in the town of Ain Saadeh late Sunday, killing a party official, his wife and a woman visiting them.<\/p>\n<p>The strike heightened existing tensions between host communities and more than a million displaced Lebanese, largely Shia from southern Lebanon, deeply divided over Hezbollah and their position on the war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaking responsibility from the outset would have been better for everyone,\u201d he said, talking about the Lebanese security agencies\u2019 sluggish disarmament process of Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s military says it struck three Tehran airports overnight<\/p>\n<p>The military says the strikes hit dozens of helicopters and aircraft it said belonged to the Iranian Air Force. It said the strikes targeted Bahram airport, Mehrabad airport and Azmayesh airport.<\/p>\n<p>US-Israeli assault brings \u2018destruction and bloodshed\u2019 to Iran\u2019s capital, resident says<\/p>\n<p>A resident of central Tehran has described living with \u201canxiety and fear\u201d as U.S.-Israeli strikes pummel the capital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConstantly, there is the sound of bombs, air defenses, drones,\u201d she said, speaking on condition of anonymity for her safety.<\/p>\n<p>At least one strike hit near her home, waking her on Wednesday, she said. Rushing into the neighboring street, she saw it \u201cfilled with people in pajamas, some of them wrapped in blankets, some of them crying with fear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also described her anger at the popular satellite channel, Iran International, which is based abroad. She said its coverage had amplified exiled Iranian voices supporting strikes on the Islamic Republic. \u201cSome people thought war might bring good things, but war doesn\u2019t bring anything but destruction and bloodshed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Iranian authorities have moved to ban any contact with several Persian-language satellite channels based abroad. Many viewers inside Iran say the frequencies are often disrupted.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amir-Hussein Radjy<\/p>\n<p>US stocks hold steady while crude oil prices waver ahead of Trump\u2019s Iran deadline<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. stock market is making only hesitant moves, while oil prices are unsettled as mediators try to forge a ceasefire agreement ahead of a deadline President Trump has set to bomb Iranian power plants.<\/p>\n<p>The S&amp;P 500 rose 0.1% in early trading Monday. The index is coming off its first winning week in the last six. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 107 points, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.4%.<\/p>\n<p>Oil prices flipped between gains and losses as uncertainty continued about what will happen in the war with Iran and how long it will slow the flow of oil and natural gas.<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 Read more<\/p>\n<p>Red Cross president says wartime destruction of essential civilian infrastructure must stop<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released Monday, Mirjana Spoljaric, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, raised alarm about destruction of civilian infrastructure and nuclear facilities in the Iran war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAcross the Middle East, our teams are seeing the destruction of infrastructure essential for civilian life,\u201d including hospitals, schools, power plants, water systems and more, Spoljaric wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost alarming are potential threats to nuclear facilities. Any miscalculation can cause irreversible consequences for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Turkish and Iranian foreign ministers discuss the war<\/p>\n<p>Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, held a telephone conversation Monday, during which they discussed \u201cthe state of the war\u201d and other developments, a Turkish official said. The official provided the information on condition of anonymity in line with government rules and did not elaborate.<\/p>\n<p>The call came as two Middle East officials said mediators from Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey sent Washington and Tehran a proposal calling for a 45\u2011day ceasefire and for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Suzan Fraser<\/p>\n<p>Iran confirms communication with mediators<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, has told journalists in Tehran that messages are being exchanged, but \u201cnegotiations are entirely incompatible with ultimatums, crimes and threats of war crimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Loud booms and sounds of air defenses heard in Jerusalem<\/p>\n<p>It comes after Israel\u2019s military said Iran had launched missiles toward the country.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli military and Mossad helped rescue downed American airman in Iran, Huckabee says<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee wrote in a social media post on Monday that Israel\u2019s military and Mossad secret service had assisted in the U.S. effort to rescue an airman whose plane was downed by Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Huckabee thanked Israel for helping the U.S. military and intelligence agencies in the post to X.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli officials have said Israel provided support, including intelligence, in the rescue, but troops weren\u2019t actively involved on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian adviser warns the Mideast will go \u2018dark\u2019 if Iran\u2019s power plants are attacked<\/p>\n<p>A former Iranian foreign minister and adviser to the supreme leader called for Arab countries to discourage U.S. President Donald Trump from striking Iran\u2019s power plants.<\/p>\n<p>Ali Akbar Velayati warned the entire region would go \u201cdark\u201d if Trump fulfilled his threat and bombed Iran\u2019s power plants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rulers of #Arab_countries should, in order to prevent the region from going dark, make Trump understand that the #Persian_Gulf is not a place for gambling,\u201d he wrote on social media.<\/p>\n<p>UN watchdog confirms strikes close to Bushehr nuclear facility<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations nuclear watchdog on Monday confirmed recent strikes hit close to Iran\u2019s Bushehr nuclear power plant, with one hitting just 75 meters (82 yards) from the facility\u2019s perimeter.<\/p>\n<p>The International Atomic Energy Agency said in a social media post that its own analysis showed the plant was not damaged as of Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi called for ceasing such attacks, which cause \u201ca very real danger to nuclear safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Atomic Energy Organization has reported four attacks close to the facility since the war started Feb. 28. The last strike Saturday killed a security guard and damaged a support building, the organization said.<\/p>\n<p>The Bushehr nuclear power plant uses low-enriched uranium from Russia, along with Russian technicians, to supply about 1,000 megawatts of power for Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli military says 4 people killed in Haifa strike were members of same family<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s military confirmed four people found dead at the site of a missile strike in Haifa were members of the same family.<\/p>\n<p>Search and rescue teams found two bodies underneath the rubble Sunday. After 18 hours digging they found two more \u201cdeep under the debris\u201d Monday,\u201d Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the warhead that hit the building had not exploded on impact, complicating rescue efforts and posing a continued threat.<\/p>\n<p>They were found after hours of overnight rescue efforts, the military said.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli military says it killed leader of Quds Force undercover unit<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s military said Monday it killed the leader of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard\u2019s undercover unit in its expeditionary Quds Force.<\/p>\n<p>Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani, a military spokesman, confirmed the killing of Asghar Bakeri in a briefing to reporters.<\/p>\n<p>He said Bakeri had planned attacks on Israeli and American targets as well as operations in Israel, Syria and Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli strike kills anti-Hezbollah politician in Lebanon<\/p>\n<p>The hilly Christian town of Ain Saadeh, east of Beirut, was in shock Monday after an Israeli missile crashed into an apartment building, killing an anti-Hezbollah politician, his wife and another woman.<\/p>\n<p>Israel said it targeted a Hezbollah militant, but the third-story apartment was empty.<\/p>\n<p>The strike blew out the walls and windows of the floor below, killing Pierre Mouawad, an official in the Lebanese Forces, a Christian political party opposed to the Iran-backed Hezbollah group, and his wife, Flavia Mouawad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the first time something like this has happened here,\u201d family friend Nadine Naameh said. \u201cWe had always felt safe here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neighbors wept outside the collapsed apartments as crews swept away the rubble.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people who live here are against violence. They don\u2019t want this war,\u201d according to municipal official Pierre Said.<\/p>\n<p>Israel said it was investigating \u201creports that several uninvolved individuals were harmed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Israel says it attacked South Pars plant at Asaluyeh<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s defense minister said Monday that Israel attacked the South Pars petrochemical plant at Asaluyeh.<\/p>\n<p>Israel Katz made the announcement in a statement after Iran said the facility had been attacked.<\/p>\n<p>Katz said Israel had \u201cjust carried out a powerful strike on the largest petrochemical facility in Iran, located in Asaluyeh, a central target responsible for about 50% of the country\u2019s petrochemical production.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An Israeli attack in March on South Pars facilities sparked major Iranian attacks targeting oil and gas infrastructure across the Gulf Arab states.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the South Pars strike, Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani, Israel\u2019s military spokesperson, said only that there would be \u201cno immunity\u201d for Iran as talks progress.<\/p>\n<p>The White House did not immediately respond when asked about the South Pars strike Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian media says attacks target South Pars natural gas field<\/p>\n<p>Attacks targeted facilities Monday at Iran\u2019s South Pars natural gas field, Iranian media outlets reported.<\/p>\n<p>The semiofficial Fars news agency and the judiciary\u2019s Mizan news agency both reported the attack, blaming the U.S. and Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Neither country immediately claimed any attack at Asaluyeh in Iran\u2019s southern Bushehr province.<\/p>\n<p>Iran condemned the first Israeli strike on South Pars in March, with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warning of \u201cuncontrollable consequences\u201d that \u201ccould engulf the entire world.\u201d The attack on South Pars saw Iran increasingly target Gulf Arab oil and natural gas sites.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. President Donald Trump has warned of possible attacks on power plants and bridges this week if the Strait of Hormuz is not opened.<\/p>\n<p>After Israel\u2019s earlier attack, Trump said Israel would not attack South Pars again, but warned on social media that if Iran continued striking Qatar\u2019s energy infrastructure, the United States would retaliate and \u201cmassively blow up the entirety\u201d of the field.<\/p>\n<p>Iran shares the South Pars field with Qatar, which refers to its part of the massive offshore field as the North Field.<\/p>\n<p>The field is the world\u2019s largest gas field and sits under the waters of the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan foreign minister calls for \u2018urgent de-escalation\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar spoke with his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi by phone and called for \u201curgent de-escalation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Pakistan Foreign Ministry statement said Dar \u201creaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s commitment to supporting all initiatives aimed at de-escalation and the achievement of lasting peace and stability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Motegi appreciated and supported Pakistan\u2019s \u201cconstructive role\u201d in facilitating dialogue and diplomacy for regional peace and stability, the ministry said, adding that the leaders agreed to maintain contact.<\/p>\n<p>Israel warns public against new Iranian missile barrage<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s military warned the public Monday morning of another missile barrage coming from Iran, the fifth such alert of the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Iran has rejected the latest ceasefire proposal and wants a permanent end to the war, the state-run IRNA&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":876276,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5311],"tags":[839,49,978,659,237184],"class_list":{"0":"post-876275","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-states","8":"tag-middle-east","9":"tag-united-states","10":"tag-us","11":"tag-usa","12":"tag-war-with-iran"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116358992712379935","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/876275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=876275"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/876275\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/876276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=876275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=876275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=876275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}