Defiant Iran rejects ceasefire as Trump threat looms

Smoke rises following a US-Israeli airstrike in Tehran
Iran's capital has been pounded by fresh air strikes as the government rejects a ceasefire proposal. -EPA

Iran shows no sign of agreeing to US President ‌Donald Trump's demand that it open the Strait of Hormuz his deadline or suffer massive attacks on its civilian infrastructure, in what would be the biggest escalation yet of the war.

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