US President Donald Trump has again urged Tehran to conclude a ceasefire agreement before it is “too late”.
“Iran’s greatest bridge has collapsed and will never be used again. What’s next is more! There is still time to make a deal before it is too late. Otherwise there will be nothing left of what could still be a great country!” – he wrote on social media.
Local media reported that cities connecting Tehran to the city of Karaj were hit. At least two people were reportedly killed in the attack.
In his first address to the nation since the start of the conflict, Trump said his administration’s strategic goals are “nearing completion” and the military operation will be completed “very soon”. The US president said he hoped to reach an agreement but warned of further escalation.
Trump made a similar statement in March, urging Iran to negotiate peace sooner rather than later, otherwise, he said, “there will be no turning back.”
The United States handed Iran a 15-point peace plan in March. Tehran said it rejected the U.S. plan, calling it “unrealistic, illogical and excessive.”
The joint United States-Israeli operation against Iran, which began on 28 February, resulted in the death of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a significant number of other senior Iranian regime officials.
In response, Iran’s military has attacked not only Israel or US military installations in the region with missiles and drones, but also many of its regional neighbours, which Tehran considers allies of the United States