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Tehran has made no proposals to Washington on ending the conflict or establishing a ceasefire, a high-ranking MP has insisted
Iran maintains a
“powerful” military and will fight the US and Israel
“until complete victory,” the spokesman for the top Iranian military command, Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi, has insisted.
US President Donald Trump earlier suggested that the Strait of Hormuz could be
“open very soon” if diplomatic talks go well with Iran. Tehran, however, has dismissed reports of having any discussions with Washington, with high-ranking MP Yaghoub Rezazadeh calling the US leader’s claims
“psychological warfare” and an act of desperation after realizing his inability to defeat Iran.
Following Trump’s promised reprieve, Brent oil prices plunged more than 13%, but soon rebounded to over $100 on Iran’s rejection.
In addition, a gas pressure regulation station in the Iranian city of Isfahan and a gas pipeline to the Khorramshahr power plant were both reportedly damaged on Monday – although it remains unclear whether the strikes came before or after Trump said he had called off US strikes targeting Iranian energy facilities for at least five days.