Israel-US Strikes on Iran: Retaliation and Ceasefire Efforts

0:00It's April 6th. This is Europe News today. Your AI-powered source for European news. Israel and the United States just unleashed a series of strikes on Iran wiping out more than 25 people while mediators push a fresh. ceasefire plan. Iran hit back hard, firing missiles at Israel and its Gulf allies with explosions rocking Tehran and jets buzzing low over the capital for hours. Casualties powered up fast. One big loss was Iran's revolutionary guard intelligence chief, plus deaths in Haifa from rubble and strikes in places like Kwam and Nier Tehran, including a university campus tied to their missile work. Trump's laying down the law with a Monday night deadline for Iran to unlock the strait of Hormuz, threatening to bomb power plants and bridges if they don't, as oil prices skyrocket from the chaos. Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey floated a 45-day truce to reopen shipping lanes, but neither sides biting yet, even as Oman and others keep, talking to ease the strait squeeze.