Tehran rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal and said it wants a permanent end to the war as U.S. President Donald Trump ‘s ultimatum to make a deal ticked closer with an expanded threat of strikes against the Islamic Republic to include all power plants and bridges.

Zahra Arghavan and Mehdi Alishir stood on their balcony, watching the sun set over Tehran and bracing for the sound of airstrikes. As time ticks down on U.S. President Donald Trump's latest ultimatum,

Trump told Iran that the US will strike their country's infrastructure after weeks of threats that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face attacks.

Iran showed no sign of agreeing to U.S. President Donald Trump's demand ⁠that ⁠it open the Strait of Hormuz by the end of Tuesday or ⁠suffer massive attacks on its civilian infrastructure, in what would be the biggest escalation yet of the war.

President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened once more to strike Iran’s civilian infrastructure if it does not move to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, raising the specter that the U.S. could commit what are considered to be war crimes in the country.

The rescue of a crewman averted a potentially disastrous POW situation, but Trump’s threats showed frustration amid a dangerous and politically unpopular war.

U.S. ⁠President Donald ⁠Trump said on Monday ​the Tuesday deadline he ‌has set for ‌Iran to ⁠make ⁠a deal is final, adding that Iran's ​proposal was significant but not good enough. "They made ​a proposal,

President Donald Trump on Monday said he would like to “take” Iran’s oil – but that he hasn’t because Americans want to see the war brought to a close. “If I had my choice, I'd keep the oil. But I also want to make the people of our country happy,