Israel Strikes Iran's Gas Plant, Escalating War

0:00Israel's defense minister announced they hit the massive south-pars petrochemical plant in southern Iran. The world's largest gas field shared with Qatar. This comes amid a war kicking off with joint U.S. and Israel strikes back on February 28. In fresh air strikes, they took out the head of intelligence for Iran's revolutionary guard, Major General Majid Kadimi, plus the leader of the Guard's undercover quads force unit, Asgar Bakery, among 25 killed total. The attacks also hammered Tehran's targets, sparking Iranian missile barrages on Israel and Gulf neighbors. Israel's military confirms severe damage to Iran's steel and petrochemical sectors. Meanwhile, President Trump ramped up threats, bowing to smash power plants and bridges if Iran doesn't reopen the Shred of Hormuz by his Tuesday. Deadline The Egyptian, Pakistani and Turkish mediators floated a 45-day ceasefire to buy time for permanent talks, but Iran's foreign ministry.

1:00Spokesperson shouted down, saying ultimatums and threats kill negotiations. Casualties mount with four dead in Haifa from a missile strike under rubble, and the wars already claimed thousands, jacking up global fuel prices, and choking shipping lanes. The UN nuclear washdog verified strikes just 75 meters from Iran's busher plan, with one killing a guard, Saturday no core damage yet, but experts warned of nuclear safety risks. Iran hit back with a drone on a telecom building in the UAE's Foujira, no injuries reported. As South Korea scrambles new oil routes by a Saudi port and North Korea stays hands-off, both sides digging on civilian targets, drawing war crime, alarms from Europe and the UN escalations the word, but diplomacy is the only exit ramp. That's your Vancouver News today update, AI powered and always on.