Tehran Airstrikes: Trump's Ultimatum, Iran's Response

0:00Air strikes hammered Tehran on Tuesday, killing nearly three dozen people in residential areas and other spots as tensions skyrocketed over the strait of Hormuz. President Trump set a hard deadline for 8 p.m. Washington time, demanding Iran reopen the strait which carries a fifth of the world's oil or face. Attacks on power plants and bridges Iran shut it down after strikes kicked off the war back in late February. Meanwhile, rhetoric hit fever pitch on both sides. Trump warned he could wipe out Iran's entire grid in one night, while Iran's president said 14 million folks, including himself, volunteer to, fight. Officials called on young people to form human chains around power plants, just like they've done before at nuclear sites. Iranians are on edge, with families urged to man-checkpoints hit by air strikes. The strikes also targeted sites in Sharaz and elsewhere, and Iran fired missiles at Israel and Saudi Arabia, closing a key bridge to Bahrain.

1:02Temporarily, casualties mount with over 1900 dead in Iran since the war started, plus thousands displaced in Lebanon. Oil prices surge, past 108 dollars of barrel for Brent Crude, up 50 percent since the fighting began, jacking up gas and food costs. Worldwide, experts and leaders from France to the UN, warned Trump's threats could break war rules in spark endless escalation. Diplomacy still in play, though, with indirect talks via Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey racing the clock. Iran rejected a 45-day ceasefire, but once sanctions eased for reopening the strait, and US officials seem open to oil relief to steady. Markets, eyes stay glued as the deadline looms. That's the story for today. Birmingham News Today, driven by AI, I'm Corey with the story.