Israel Strikes Iran's Largest Gas Field, Escalating Tensions

0:00This has been Europe news today, powered by AI. I'm Corey, with the story. Israel just hit a major petrochemical plant at Iran's south-pars gasfield, the world's biggest, and took out two top revolutionary guard commanders. This rants of tensions as U.S. Iran's ceasefire talks hang in the balance. The plant handles half of Iran's petrochemical output, shared with Qatar under the Persian Gulf. Israel's defense minister called it a big blow, and their spokesperson said Iran gets no breaks during these negotiations. Explosions rock Tehran with smoke over a Zadi Square and strikes near Sharif University. Iran fired back missiles at Haifa in northern Israel, killing four in a residential building. Gulf states like Kuwait, UAE, and Saudi Arabia fired up defenses against incoming drones and missiles. Global energy prices are spiking from Iran's hits on regional infrastructure and its grip on the strait of Hormuz, where one-fifth of world oil flows.

1:00Trump set up Monday night deadline for Iran to reopen the strait or face U.S. strikes on power plants and bridges. Mediators from Egypt, Pakistan, and Turkey proposed a 45-day ceasefire to both sides late Sunday, but no word yet from Iran or the U.S. European leaders push for talks over more escalation.