US-Israel-Iran War Live News Updates: Trump Threatens To Decimate Iran's Infrastructure; Tehran Wants Permanent End To War

The Israeli and Greek defence ministries signed the four-year export agreement Monday in Athens, said a statement from Israel's defence ministry. The system, called PULS (Precise & Universal Launching System), is built to launch rockets of different ranges, the statement said.

Israeli defence giant Elbit Systems will supply the rocket launchers and the warheads to Greece. Greek defence industries are expected to produce some parts of the system.
 

Iran's military's chief spokesman, Brig Gen Effie Defrin, says the army's chief has approved battle plans for the next three weeks in the absence of a ceasefire. "Every day that passes, we hit them more and more. Already we have very good achievements, and we want to reach excellent achievements," he told a press conference.

Trump says he's "not at all" concerned about committing war crimes as he continues to threaten the destruction of Iran's bridges and power plants if they don't meet a Tuesday evening deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

"I hope I don't have to do it," Trump added.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the US that attacking civilian infrastructure is banned under international law, his spokesman said. "Even if specific civilian infrastructure were to qualify as a military objective," spokesman Stephane Dujarric said, an attack would still be prohibited if it risks "excessive incidental civilian harm."

A court would need to decide whether such attacks were war crimes, he said.

Trump described the consequences that Iran would face if it didn't reach a deal with the US by Trump's 8 pm Tuesday deadline. "We have a plan, because of the power of our military, where every bridge in Iran will be decimated by 12 o'clock tomorrow night," Trump said. 

Power plants in Iran, he continued, would be "burning, exploding and never to be used again." Trump refused to say whether any civilian targets would be off limits in the US response.

As reporters spoke on air, Channel 13 TV's evening newscast showed a large digital clock marking down the hours and minutes until Tuesday night's deadline.

United States President Donald Trump lashed out at Pacific allies for not assisting in Iran fight as he wrapped up his lengthy news conference.

"You know who else didn't help us? South Korea didn't help us," Trump said.

"You know who else didn't help us? Australia didn't help us. You know who else didn't help us? Japan. We've got 50,000 soldiers in Japan to protect them from North Korea. We have 45,000 soldiers in South Korea to protect us from Kim Jong Un, who I get along with very well."

(Source: AP)

Iran has rejected the latest ceasefire proposal and instead said it wants a permanent end to the war, even as US President Donald Trump's ultimatum approaches, reports AP.

Trump insisted that Iranians want him to conduct more strikes and they are "willing to suffer" for freedom. Trump said the US may even help Iran in rebuilding the country if it agreed to a deal. "We may even get involved with helping them rebuild their nation," Trump said.

US President Donald Trump threatened to decimate Iran within four hours if it did not agree to a deal by Tuesday night, while brushing aside allegations of possible war crimes in case of attacks on power plants and bridges. 

“We have a plan, because of the power of our military, where every bridge in Iran will be decimated by 12 o'clock tomorrow (Tuesday) night, where every power plant in Iran will be out of business, burning, exploding, and never to be used again, I mean complete demolition by 12 o'clock,  and it'll happen over a period of four hours, if we wanted to,” Trump told a press conference here.

He asked Iran to make a deal with the US and open the Hormuz Strait for free movement of oil by 8 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday.