United States President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his threats against Iran, saying that critical infrastructure in the country would be bombed by US forces if Tehran does not agree to a deal before the deadline.

On Sunday, Trump extended his deadline till 8 pm US Eastern Time for Iran to reach a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. It would be 5.30 am on Wednesday in India.

“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 [US eastern time], where every power plant in Iran will be out of business...” Trump told reporters. “…it’ll happen over a period of 4 hours if we want it to. We don’t want that to happen.”

Here are more top updates from the conflict in West Asia:

• Trump said that a proposal by Tehran to end the conflict was not enough to avoid the US’ planned bombing of Iranian infrastructure unless the Strait of Hormuz is reopened, Al Jazeera reported. “It’s a significant proposal,” Trump said. “It’s a significant step. It’s not good enough, but it’s a very significant step”. He added that the intermediaries “are negotiating now”.
• The Indian embassy in Tehran has so far facilitated the evacuation of 1,777 Indians from Iran...

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