Mediators propose framework of a plan to end hostilities as fresh aerial strikes are reported across the region
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenAssociated PressPublished: 4:18pm, 6 Apr 2026Israel and the United States carried out a wave of attacks on Iran on Monday, killing more than 25 people, and Iran responded with missile fire on Israel and its Gulf Arab neighbours.
US President Donald Trump’s deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz loomed as mediators circulated a new ceasefire proposal.
Explosions rang out in Tehran and low-flying jets could be heard for hours as the capital was pounded. Thick black smoke rose near the city’s Azadi Square after one air strike hit the grounds of the Sharif University of Technology.
Among those killed in one of the attacks was the head of intelligence for Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, Major General Majid Khademi, Iranian state media reported without elaborating.
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Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia all activated their air defence systems to intercept incoming Iranian missiles and drones, as Tehran kept up the pressure on its Gulf neighbours.
