Iran-Israel War News Live: 'Threats only strengthen our unity' over Strait of Hormuz security, says Iran president Masoud Pezeshkian | Moneycontrol News

Exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi urged the U.S. and Israel to “continue targeting the regime and its apparatus of repression, while sparing the civilian infrastructure Iranians will need to rebuild our country.” He added, “Iran’s civilian infrastructure belongs to the Iranian people and to the future of a free Iran.” Trump threatens power plants; Pezeshkian says threats “only strengthen our unity.”

Iran War News Live:'Threats only strengthen our unity' amid Strait of Hormuz tensions, says Iran President Pezeshkian

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said U.S. threats “only strengthen our unity.” Posting on X, he warned that attempts to “erase Iran” reflect desperation and emphasised that the Strait of Hormuz remains open to all, “except those who violate Iran’s territory,” signalling defiance amid rising tensions over the strategic waterway.

TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne warned that a prolonged Middle East conflict could severely impact global economies. Speaking to CGTN, he said, “If it’s more than six months, we will have some real impacts. All the economies of the world will be damaged,” highlighting the far-reaching consequences of continued war.

President Joseph Aoun’s statement followed Israel’s destruction of another key highway bridge in southern Lebanon. Israel says it is targeting bridges to hinder Hezbollah’s movements. “They are a prelude to a ground invasion,” Aoun said, adding Lebanon has raised concerns diplomatically. He vowed to disarm Hezbollah and offered direct talks with Israel.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Trump is using “the only language the Iranians understand” by threatening to destroy power plants unless Tehran fully opens the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking on NBC’s Meet the Press, Bessent added, “Sometimes you have to escalate to deescalate,” stressing Trump “will take whatever steps it takes.”

Mike Waltz defended Trump’s threat to strike Iranian power plants if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He highlighted the Revolutionary Guard’s control of infrastructure used for war and said Trump would start with “one of Iran’s largest power plants,” stressing “the president is not messing around.” Legal limits apply.

Iran warns it will completely shut the strategic Strait of Hormuz if the US targets power plants.

The UAE reports being hit by four Iranian ballistic missiles and 25 drones on Sunday.

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Iran’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi has called on “independent nations” to pressure the United States and Israel to halt their war against Iran. He said any move to end the conflict must include “guarantees” that Washington and Tel Aviv would not launch further attacks on the Islamic Republic, according to the state-run IRNA. Iran needs assurances that its “sovereignty and national security won’t be violated again,” IRNA reported. The remarks were made during a phone call on Saturday with India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, the agency added.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Arad after an Iranian strike wounded dozens and damaged buildings, calling it a “miracle” no one died and urging residents to heed sirens and seek shelter immediately.

The World Health Organization on Sunday warned that the Middle East conflict has entered a “perilous stage”, citing strikes in and around nuclear facilities in Iran and Israel, and urged all sides to show restraint. “Attacks targeting nuclear sites create an escalating threat to public health and environmental safety,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X. “I urgently call on all parties to exercise maximum military restraint and avoid any actions that could trigger nuclear incidents.”

Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has cautioned that key infrastructure across the region would be targeted if the United States or Israel strikes Iranian sites. In a post on X, he said energy, oil and other critical facilities would be treated as legitimate targets and “irreversibly destroyed” in retaliation.

G7 nations and the European Union called for an “immediate and unconditional” halt to Iran’s attacks, expressing support for Middle East partners. In a joint statement, they said countries targeted by Iran and its proxies have the right to defend themselves, as regional conflict intensified following US-Israeli strikes on Iran.

British cabinet minister Steve Reed said on Sunday there is no official assessment backing claims that Iran is preparing to launch ballistic missile attacks on Europe. Speaking to the BBC, he said he was unaware of any evidence suggesting Iran has either the intent or the capability to strike cities such as London, Paris or Berlin. The remarks come after the Israel Defense Forces indicated that Iran possesses missiles capable of reaching parts of Europe.

Israel broadened targets to Litani River bridges, citing Hezbollah movements, as strikes escalate, killing over 1,000 and displacing more than one million.

At least 15 people were wounded after an Iranian missile struck central Israel, authorities said.

Israel’s military said on Sunday that Iran has launched more than 400 ballistic missiles at the country since the start of the Middle East war, with roughly 92 per cent intercepted. “Iran has fired over 400 ballistic missiles. We have had great inception rates. We have approximately a 92 percent successful interception rate,” Israeli military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani told journalists. Despite the high interception rate, Iranian missiles struck two towns in southern Israel on Saturday, leaving around 175 people in need of medical treatment.

Qatar’s defence ministry said on Sunday that a helicopter carrying three Turkish nationals, including a serviceman, and three Qatari servicemen crashed in the country’s territorial waters. All six people on board were killed, while one pilot remains missing, the ministry said in a post on X. Earlier, it had stated that the aircraft went down due to a “technical malfunction” during a routine flight.

Bahrain said its air defences intercepted Iranian missiles and drones targeting the US Fifth Fleet base, adding that more than 140 missiles and drones have been launched since the war began.

Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry says it intercepted and destroyed a drone flying towards the eastern region. That area is where the majority of the country’s oil resources are located.

Israeli first responders said rocket fire from Lebanon killed one person on Sunday close to Israel's northern border.

The ZAKA 360 emergency response unit said a person was pronounced dead after a strike on their vehicle "carried out by a rocket fired from Lebanon". (AFP)

A commercial vessel has reported an explosion in the vicinity of the Strait of Hormuz following an attack by what has been described by British maritime authorities as an "unknown projectile" off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.

Several blasts could be heard from Jerusalem on Sunday, AFP journalists said, after the Israeli military warned of incoming missile fire from Iran towards central Israel.

Iran's official IRNA news agency said on Sunday that a drone attack targeted a military base near the Baghdad International Airport.

The "military base, located near Baghdad International Airport, has again been the target of drone strikes," IRNA wrote, referring to a compound that was used in the past by the US military.

The UAE’s ministry of defence says its air defence are responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran.

Explosions were reported in multiple locations across Iran on Saturday, as the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) continued its retaliatory strikes against U.S. and Israeli targets.

Explosions were reported in western and northeastern Tehran, as well as several other Iranian cities including Shiraz, Isfahan, and Yazd on Saturday night, according to the reporter.

A fresh consignment of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has reached India from the US. The cargo vessel Pyxis Pioneer, carrying LPG from Nederland in Texas, arrived at New Mangalore Port on Sunday morning.

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The Israel Defense Forces said on Saturday (local time) that Iranian missiles can reach a distance of almost 4,000km, which brings London, Paris or Berlin within its radar.

The IDF further said that during Operation Rising Lion in June 2025, it found that Iran poses a danger to several countries across Europe, Asia and Africa.

A UK nuclear-powered submarine armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles has been deployed to the Arabian Sea, giving Britain the capability to carry out long-range strikes if the regional conflict escalates, reported Reuters, quoting Daily Mail.

Iranian missile strikes on two southern Israeli towns wounded more than 100 people on Saturday, medics said, after Israeli air defence systems failed to intercept the projectiles.

The two direct hits tore open the fronts of residential buildings and carved craters into the ground.

As Iran-Israel conflict entered day 23, Iran's military renewed threats on Sunday against the region's infrastructure after the US president vowed to "obliterate" power plants in the Islamic republic if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened in 48 hours.

"Following previous warnings, if Iran's fuel and energy infrastructure is violated by the enemy, all energy, information technology and desalination infrastructure belonging to the US and the regime in the region will be targeted," the Iranian military's operational command Khatam Al-Anbiya said in a statement carried by Fars news agency.

Donald Trump took his social media account and posted, "If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!"