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Two previously detained French nationals Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris have been allowed to leave Iran.

In a post on X, French President Emmanuel Macron thanks authorities for their support in mediation.

Kohler and Paris were handed lengthy prison sentences by a court in Iran last year after being convicted of espionage. They were released from detention in November.

They were arrested in May 2022 during a tourist trip.

France previously accused Iran of holding Kohler and Paris arbitrarily and keeping them in conditions akin to torture. Iran denied the claims.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel have struck railways and bridges used by Iran.

In a message shared on X, he says that "yesterday we destroyed transport aircraft and dozens of helicopters.

"Today we attacked the train tracks and bridges used by the Revolutionary Guards."

Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says it has struck "eight bridge segments" that it claims were used by Iranian armed forces.

The IDF says these strikes took place across cities, including Tehran, Karaj, Tabriz, Kashan, and Qom.

This comes after earlier reports from Iranian state media that two people were killed following an attack on a bridge in Kashan, hours after Israel warned Iran's residents not to take trains "for the sake of your security".

Trump's latest post doesn't indicate he's optimistic about reaching a dealpublished at 15:34 BST

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Sarah Smith
North America editor

Donald Trump is never shy about using apocalyptic language in his social media posts – but even by his standards the threat that "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again" is brutal.

He has set a deadline of 20:00 US Eastern Time for Iran to agree a deal – including re-opening the Strait of Hormuz – or to face the destruction of much of its civilian infrastructure, including all its bridges and power plans.

But the president has set similar deadlines in the past, only to back down and extend his time frame.

His latest social media post suggests that he intends to stick to his deadline this time. Referencing the possibility of a devastating attack on Iran, he writes: "I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will."

Negotiations are taking place, but do not appear to be going well.

Trump also suggested in his Truth Social post that the new leadership in Iran may agree to a deal – saying "maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS?"

But this latest post does not indicate that he is optimistic about reaching an agreement before his deadline tonight.

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Freya Scott-Turner
Live reporter

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Donald Trump has issued a fresh threat to Iran on Tuesday, warning that a "whole civilization will die tonight" ahead of this evening's looming deadline to reach a deal on the Strait of Hormuz.

This is how things have moved on through Tuesday so far:

• "A whole civilization will die tonight" unless "smarter and less radicalized minds prevail", Donald Trump has warned Iran."I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will," he says
• Trump's threats come as we near a deadline he's imposed on the Iranian regime to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 20:00 EDT Tuesday (00:00 GMT / 01:00 BST on Wednesday)
• Meanwhile, his Vice President JD Vance - speaking at a press conference in Budapest - says that it's up to Iran to "come to the table", or the "economic situation in Iran will continue to be very, very bad"
• Elsewhere, the US has carried out overnight strikes on military targets on Kharg Island, according to the BBC's US partner, CBS News. The stretch of land, which lies off the coast of Iran, is home to a major oil terminal - though an unnamed official has told CBS that oil infrastructure was not targeted
• And in mainland Iran, two people have reportedly been killed after a strike on a railway bridge, while train services have been cancelled - according to reports in Iranian media. The Israeli military earlier told people in Iran not to travel on trains on Tuesday because it "endangers your life"
• Further explosions were reported in Tehran, by various outlets on the ground in the Iranian capital

Latest Trump rhetoric underscores the president's predicamentpublished at 15:02 BST

15:02 BST

Daniel Bush
Washington correspondent

President Donald Trump has escalated his threats against Iran even further ahead of his Tuesday night deadline for Tehran to strike a ceasefire deal.

Trump warned in a social media post that "a whole civilization will die tonight" if Iran doesn't reach an agreement by 20:00 EDT Tuesday (00:00 GMT / 01:00 BST on Wednesday).

The threat came one day after Trump said the US would destroy "every bridge" and power station in Iran if a deal isn't reached.

The latest rhetoric raised new questions about whether Trump's threat - if carried out - would target civilians and non-military infrastructure and constitute a war crime. Trump on Monday said he wasn't concerned that it would.

It also underscored Trump's challenging predicament: he must now decide whether to follow through on his threats and escalate the war or back down and undermine his credibility.

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About an hour ago, Donald Trump warned that "a whole civilisation will die tonight" unless Iran reaches a deal on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

As we reported earlier, this isn't the first deadline Trump has set during this conflict - here's a recap:

• Deadline 1: On 21 March, Trump said he would "hit and obliterate" power plants, "starting with the biggest ones first", if Iran didn't reopen the waterway within 48 hours
• Deadline 2: Two days later, he said there had been "very good and productive conversations" between the countries and postponed strikes against energy infrastructure for five days
• Deadline 3: On 27 March, Trump said he would postpone attacking energy plants for 10 days, "as per [an] Iranian government request", bringing the deadline to 6 April
• 48-hour warning: On Friday, with the 6 April deadline looming, he warned that Iran had "48 hours" before he unleashed "all hell"
• Expletive-laden threat: In a Sunday post peppered with expletives, Trump reiterated this threat, saying that "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day" - in a later post he said "Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!"
• Latest threat: On Tuesday, Trump shared a message on TruthSocial that said "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will".

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it has struck a petrochemical complex in the Jubail area of Saudi Arabia, in a statement shared by Iranian state news agency IRNA.

In the statement, it says the drone and missile attack was a response to the targeting of petrochemical plants in Iran on Monday.

This follows an earlier report about an attack on the the complex in Jubail from the AFP news agency, which said it had spoken directly to a source on the ground.

The attack caused a fire at the complex and loud explosions were heard, they quoted the source as saying.

Earlier in the day, several Iranian media outlets - including Fars, Nour and Tasnim - also reported on the fire, and shared a video they said showed the complex on fire.

The BBC has not been able to independently verify the claims, and authorities in Saudi Arabia have not commented on the reports.

More now from JD Vance in Budapest, where he has addressed recent reports that the US has struck Kharg Island.

He says he was aware of intentions to "strike some military targets" on the island and he believes the US has "done so".

He adds that strikes do not represent a change in strategy for Donald Trump, who has warned of "complete demolition" of Iranian infrastructure if the country does not respond to tonight's deadline to make a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Vance says that Iran is trying to "exact as much economic pain on the world as possible," but that the US has the ability to exact "much greater pain".

He adds that he is confident the US will receive a response from the Iranians by 20:00 EDT tonight (00:00 GMT / 01:00 BST Wednesday): "I hope they make the right response."

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US Vice President JD Vance has been speaking in Budapest, where he's meeting Hungary's leader Viktor Orban.

Taking questions from reporters, the Washington Post asks Vance if he has any new information that suggests a deal can be reached between the US and Iran.

In response, Vance says the US has "fundamentally" completed its military objectives in Iran. The nature of the war's conclusion is up to the Iranians, he goes on, adding that there are "two pathways" for the war to end.

One is where "Iranians decide they're going to be a normal country, they're not going to fund terrorism anymore, they're going to be part of the world system of commerce and exchange".

The other option, Vance says, is "if the Iranians don't come to the table... then the economic situation in Iran will continue to be very very bad".

As we've just reported, a US official has confirmed to CBS News that American forces conducted strikes on military targets on Iran's Kharg Island.

The US previously targeted the island in March, with President Trump saying military targets had been "totally obliterated".

Today, the unnamed official told CBS - the BBC's US news partner - that oil infrastructure was not targeted in the overnight attack.

Kharg Island is home to a major oil terminal that is considered Iran's economic lifeline. Trump has previously indicated that he may send troops to seize control of the island.

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Earlier we brought you reports that Iran's Kharg Island had been struck.

Now, a US official has confirmed to CBS News - the BBC's US media partner - that American forces have conducted new strikes on military targets on Iran's Kharg Island.

The official is reported to have said that oil infrastructure was not targeted in the overnight attacks.

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US President Donald Trump has just posted on Truth Social, warning: "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again".

He goes on:

"I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS?

"We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!"

• For context: Trump has given Iran a deadline of 20:00 EDT Tuesday (00:00 GMT / 01:00 BST on Wednesday) to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

A strike on a bridge in Iran's Kashan city has reportedly killed two people and injured three others, according to Iranian state-run news agency IRNA.

The outlet reports Akbar Salehi, the deputy security officer of the governor of Isfahan, as saying the Yahya Abad railway bridge in the city had been attacked.

The BBC has not been able to independently verify the claim and is looking further into the report.

It comes hours after the Israeli military warned people in Iran not to take trains "for the sake of your security", and a day after President Donald Trump threatened "complete demolition" of Iranian infrastructure.

In a new statement, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has shown "considerable restraint" and "exercised care in selecting targets for retaliation" against the US and its regional partners.

"From this point forward, all such considerations will be set aside," it says in a statement shared on state-run media.

The IRGC also says that if the US military "crosses red lines, our response will go beyond the region" - adding that it will target the US and its partners' infrastructure and disrupt regional oil and gas supplies for years.

Kharg Island, the terminal for much of Iran's oil exports in the Gulf, has been hit by several strikes, according to Iranian state news agency MEHR and US outlet Axios.

We're working to find out more information on this and will bring you any details we get.

Trump hopes to force a deal with Iran - but the Islamic Republic is in no mood to make concessionspublished at 12:30 BST

12:30 BST

Frank Gardner
Security correspondent

Iran rarely responds to overt threats and ultimatums in the way some people might expect.

Having managed to survive more than a month of devastating airstrikes and precision bombing by two of the world’s most powerful militaries, the Islamic Republic is in no mood to make concessions.

It’s hurting, there is no doubt about that, but partly due to its ideology of martyrdom its pain threshold is far higher than that of Western nations.

Donald Trump will be hoping that his expletive-laden threat to bomb Iran "back to the Stone Ages" will be enough to terrify Tehran into releasing its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.

But this is Iran’s strongest card and it’s not going to give it up without a permanent end to this war - plus other demands like ending Israel’s war on Hezbollah.

Meanwhile, Iran has made clear that whatever civilian infrastructure the US targets on Tuesday night it will correspondingly target in the Gulf states.

So Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and possibly Qatar will be bracing themselves if Trump makes good on his threat.

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A little earlier, we brought you initial reports suggesting three people had been killed in a shooting near Israel's consulate in Istanbul.

We've since heard from the city's governor Davut Gül, who says one attacker has been killed and two more have been "neutralised".

Two police officers have been injured and the attackers have been identified, according to Turkey's interior minister - he says one suspect has "ties to an organisation that exploits religion".

• Our colleagues are continuing to report updates on this developing story, which you can follow here

Iran's Fars news agency says railway services have been cancelled in Mashhad, in the north-east of Iran, following a warning from the Israeli military that Iranians should avoid travelling by train as it "endangers your life".

The governor of Mashhad is quoted as saying trains will cease "until further notice" as a precaution.

The statement also says alternative road transport is available for passengers who cannot delay their journey.

Iran has launched more missiles at Israel, the Israeli military says.

The statement from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says defence systems were working to intercept the missiles.

In a separate update, it says that members of the public can leave protected spaces, having previously asked people to shelter if they received a warning alert.

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In Sri Lanka, the largest-ever relief package is being rolled out for farmers, fishermen and low-income households amid soaring energy costs.

The island nation is heavily dependent on oil from the Middle East, and fuel prices have increased by a third since the war began on 28 February.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the package will help those most vulnerable, particularly anyone living below the poverty line.

Sri Lanka is now in talks with Russia for backup supplies of gas, coal, fuel and fertiliser.