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Middle East crisis live: Trump says talks to resume, and warns US will ‘knock out’ every power plant if Iran doesn’t accept deal | US-Israel war on Iran
US going to Islamabad on Monday for Iran negotiations, Trump says
Donald Trump said on Truth Social that his representatives were going to be in Islamabad on Monday night for more negotiations.
“We’re offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they don’t, the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran,” Trump wrote.
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Report: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to join American delegation in Islamabad
Donald Trump told The New York Post that special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, will also be in Islamabad for the next round of peace talks with Iran.
JD Vance will be leading the delegation, Mike Waltz, the US ambassador to the UN, told ABC News.
Trump: Iran says it closed Hormuz, but US blockade already closed it
In that same post on Truth Social, Donald Trump bragged that the US blockade had already blocked the strait of Hormuz.
“Iran recently announced that they were closing the Strait, which is strange, because our BLOCKADE has already closed it. They’re helping us without knowing, and they are the ones that lose with the closed passage, $500 Million Dollars a day! The United States loses nothing,” Trump wrote.
Report: JD Vance to lead American delegation to Islamabad
JD Vance will lead the American delegration in Iran peace talks in Islamabad, Mike Waltz, the US ambassador to the UN, told ABC News.
Donald Trump on Sunday said his representatives were going to be in Islamabad on Monday night for more negotiations.
US going to Islamabad on Monday for Iran negotiations, Trump says
Donald Trump said on Truth Social that his representatives were going to be in Islamabad on Monday night for more negotiations.
“We’re offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they don’t, the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran,” Trump wrote.
Trump: ‘NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!’
Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Sunday to declare Iran in violation of the ceasefire agreement.
Trump said the US was offering a “very fair and reasonable deal” and if Iran did not take it, he promised to knock out “every single Power Plant” and “every single Bridge”.
“NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!” Trump wrote. “They’ll come down fast, they’ll come down easy and, if they don’t take the DEAL, it will be my Honor to do what has to be done, which should have been done to Iran, by other Presidents, for the last 47 years.”
Trump: Peace deal ‘will happen. One way or another’
Donald Trump told ABC News on Sunday that though Iran has committed a “serious violation” of the ceasefire, he still believes he can negotiate a peace deal.
“It will happen. One way or another. The nice way or the hard way. It’s going to happen. You can quote me,” Trump told journalist Jonathan Karl.
International flights to resume in Iran for first time since conflict began
International flights will resume in Iran on Monday, the country’s civil aviation department has said.
AFP reported a statement that had aired on state TV which said the Mashhad airport in the north-east of Iran would see flights arriving and departing tomorrow.
The statement said: “Permission to operate international passenger flights at Mashhad Airport has been issued, starting tomorrow.”
Iranian airports have been closed since the outbreak of war with Israel and the US on 28 February.
Iran’s military turns around two tankers in strait of Hormuz, state-affiliated news agency reports
Two tankers were turned around by Iran’s military as they tried to pass through the strait of Hormuz, the country’s news agency Tasmin has reported.
Reuters reported that it came after the continuing US blockade on Iran.
The vessels, sailing under the flags of Botswana and Angola, were forced to change course after what the report described as “unauthorised transit” through the strategic waterway.
Today so far
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Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said on Saturday that the recent talks with the US had made progress but gaps remained over nuclear issues and the strait of Hormuz. “We have had progress but there is still a big distance between us,” he told state media, referring to talks last weekend. “We made progress in the negotiations, but there are many gaps and some fundamental points remain.”
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Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian weighed in on Sunday about Donald Trump and efforts to quash Iranian nuclear capabilities. “Trump says Iran cannot make use of its nuclear rights but doesn’t say for what crime. Who is he to deprive a nation of its rights?” Pezeshkian said.
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In more nuclear news, Iranian deputy foreign minister Saeed Khatibzadeh told the Associated Press that contrary to Trump’s earlier claims, Iran will not hand over its enriched uranium to the US.
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In Lebanon, killing and destruction has continued despite a fragile ceasefire. An Israeli soldier was killed in southern Lebanon in an incident that severely wounded another soldiers and moderately injured four more, while another succombed on Saturday to injuries incured in another incident. Meanwhile, the state-run National News Agency is reporting that the Israeli military has demolished homes in the towns of Bayyada and Naqoura and have blocked roads leading to several towns. Lebanese state media also reported that Israeli forces on Saturday began demolishing homes in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil and other border towns where Israeli troops are present.
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Earlier, a UN peacekeeper was killed and three others were injured in an attack that UN secretary-general António Guterres has strongly condemned. Both Emmanuel Macron, president of France, and the group known as the UN Interim Force in Lebanon blamed Hezbollah, but the militant group has denied involvement.
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In Gaza, the Israeli military killed two Unicef-contracted truck drivers at a water point in the northern Gaza forcing the UN agency to suspend its operations in the area, Unicef said.
How the Iranian regime targets UK journalists
Iranian journalists working in London say they fear for their lives after a recent spate of threats and physical attacks, which they blame on a Tehran regime intent on silencing Persian-language news media such as BBC Persian and Iran International.
On Wednesday, the London offices of Iran International, a news channel that opposes the regime in Tehran, were the target of an attempted arson attack, with an “ignited container” thrown into the car park of a neighbouring building, according to the Metropolitan police.
Speaking after the attack, one journalist at Iran International says violence had become normalised to staff. “Our minds are ignoring these ugly things automatically.
“Today, our British staff said to us, ‘How brave you are, bravo!’ But to tell you the truth, what really happens is that we are fucked up. We’ve tricked our brains into normalising these threats and not fearing at all because otherwise we will need to go to the mental hospital.”
Tom Levitt, Deepa Parent and Maryam Foumani have the story:
Here are some more images coming out of Lebanon today of residents forced to traverse broken bridges and destroyed roads to return home during the temporary ceasefire:
Grant McKinnon, 30, was last seen in the Cardowan Road area of Carntyne, Glasgow at about 04:00 on Saturday.
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Celtic v St Mirren, Nottingham Forest 4-1 Burnley, Aston Villa 4-3 Sunderland – clockwatch | Premier League
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Celtic 6-2 St Mirren: Celtic slowed up at the end of that first half of extra time, failing to score after the 102nd minute, the slackers.
Four goals in six minutes at Hampden. These Scottish Cup semis have been nothing but eventful.
Goal! Celtic 6-2 St Mirren: Another! Benjamin Nygren gets his 20th goal of the season.
Goal! Celtic 5-2 St Mirren: Kelechi Iheanacho makes it three goals in four minutes.
Live reaction from the Merseyside derby here:
Goal! Celtic 4-2 St Mirren: Luke McCowan seizes on a loose ball and surely Celtic are headed to the final.
Full-time: Everton 1-2 Liverpool
It felt like a draw and then Virgil van Dijk beat James Tarkowski to the ball from a corner and desolation resulted from the home fans.
Goal! Celtic 3-2 St Mirren: Kelechi Iheanacho is supplied by James Forrest, and St Mirren must find a way back.
Good afternoon, reports and reaction to come from three highly eventful Premier League games.
My stint on the blog is over but we will keep it running until the conclusion of the Scottish Cup semi-final. John Brewin has the honours for that.
Another late goal, this one at Hill Dickinson:
Full-time: Celtic 2-2 St Mirren
We’re going to extra-time at Hampden.
Full-time: Nottingham Forest 4-1 Burnley
And that is that.
Goal! Nottingham Forest 4-1 Burnley (Igor Jesus 90+8)
With Burnley pushing upfield Domínguez plays in Igor Jesus to add the icing on the cake.
Full-time: Aston Villa 4-3 Sunderland
It’s all over, what a game. Villa had to win that one twice.
Goal! Celtic 2-2 St Mirren (Mandron 90+1)
More drama, it’s all square at Hampden. Mandron gets his second and it looks like we’re heading to extra-time…
Goal! Aston Villa 4-3 Sunderland (Abraham 90+3)
It should be 4-3 to Sunderland as Diarra gets in one-on-one but Martinez makes an incredible save to swat away the forward’s attempted, then Villa go straight up the other end and score. Digne sweeps in a cross from the left and a brave Abraham flings himself at it, getting enough of a touch to bear Roefs.
We’re into added-time now. Will there be any more drama?
Goal! Aston Villa 3-3 Sunderland (Isidor 87)
Where has that come from? Le Fée turns the ball over just inside his own half and slides in Isidor, Mings slips and the forward is all alone to slot home. Remarkable!
Goal! Aston Villa 3-2 Sunderland (Hume 85)
Hume nicks the ball off Sancho on the edge of the Villa box but out on the left-hand side but cuts in and beats Martinez with an excellent finish from a tight angle.
Aston Villa 3-1 Sunderland
81mins: Roefs has to be alert to beat away an effort from second-half substitute Emi Buendía’s effort.
Aston Villa 3-1 Sunderland
79mins: McGinn and Watkins go off, Jadon Sancho and Tammy Abraham enter the action.
Goal! Nottingham Forest 3-1 Burnley (Gibbs-White 77)
That’s his hat-trick and some header! Picked out by Yates, Gibbs-White is behind the penalty spot but gets enough power on it to beat Dúbravka as it goes off the inside of the post. This is bad news for Spurs.
Aston Villa 3-1 Sunderland
75mins: Great challenge from Ballard probably keeps Sunderland just about in it. Watkins is in and powering towards goal but Ballard gets back as the striker cuts on to his right on the edge of the box to make the only challenge possible, stretching with his right leg. If he gets that wrong Ballard is probably seeing red.
Goal! Nottingham Forest 2-1 Burnley (Gibbs-White 69)
Oooft, that is a brilliant finish from Gibbs-White. Hutchinson works some space on the right and has time to pick out his cross, it’s a good one that finds his skipper who fires home first-time with a sweetly struck volley. Two goals in six minutes.
Aston Villa 3-1 Sunderland
67mins: Sunderland have made a couple of changes. A stricken Omar Alderete limps off has had to be replaced by Dan Ballard, while goalscorer Chris Rigg makes way for Trai Hume.
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Burnley
64mins: Sels has to be alert to keep out Foster’s first-time effort at the back post to stop Forest falling behind again. Burnley are fighting here.
Goal! Nottingham Forest 1-1 Burnley (Gibbs-White 63)
He looks happy now! It’s pretty poor defending from Burnley as the ball is aimlessly looped into the box, Ward-Prowse’s header goes backwards and Gibbs-White is alert to latch on to it before taking a touch, then firing home.
Team news is in from the Eithad, Rob Smyth has that and more on our dedicated live blog:
Goal! Celtic 2-1 St Mirren (Mandron 52)
Game on at Hampden! Declan John picks out Mikael Mandron with a wonderful cross from the left and the French forward gets up highest to head home. Lovely stuff.
There’s been a goal on Merseyside, but who for Daniel Harris?
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Burnley
53mins: Big chance for Gibbs-White as the ball falls to him on the volley with a bit of space in the box but the Forest skipper cannot do anything with it. Gibbs-White looks angry, but then he always looks quite angry.
The incident took place in central London in the early hours, leaving a woman in a critical condition.
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