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Den seneste udvikling peger på, at en hurtig våbenhvile mellem USA, Israel og Iran fortsat er usandsynlig, selv om sandsynligheden for en form for aftale inden udgangen af april 2026 ifølge medier vurderes som svagt stigende. Baggrunden er, at et amerikansk forslag om en 45 dages våbenhvile, som Axios omtalte søndag aften, allerede mandag morgen blev afvist af Iran. Senere samme dag sendte Teheran et nyt svar via Pakistan i form af et dokument med ti punkter. Iran afviser her en midlertidig våbenhvile og kræver i stedet en mere varig løsning, der tager hensyn til iranske interesser, herunder stop for regionale kamphandlinger, sikker passage gennem Hormuzstrædet, genopbygning og ophævelse af sanktioner.
Samtidig er konflikten blevet yderligere optrappet militært. Israel gennemførte et angreb mod et stort petrokemisk anlæg ved South Pars-gasfeltet i Asaluyeh, som ifølge israelske oplysninger står for omkring halvdelen af Irans petrokemiske produktion. Iranske medier meldte om eksplosioner og angreb på forsyningsselskaber, som leverer blandt andet strøm og vand til anlæggene. Israel bekræftede senere, at det stod bag, og beskrev angrebet som et slag mod Irans største petrokemiske facilitet. Det rejser ifølge teksten spørgsmål om, hvorvidt Israel dermed har overskredet tidligere løfter til Trump om ikke at handle ensidigt mod netop South Pars.
På det militære plan mistede Iran desuden en af sine vigtigste sikkerhedsfolk. Chefen for Revolutionsgardens efterretningsorganisation, generalmajor Majid Khademi, blev ifølge iranske medier dræbt mandag i et luftangreb udført af amerikanske og israelske styrker. Israels forsvar kaldte ham en af IRGC’s mest erfarne topchefer med årtiers erfaring og anklagede ham for både at understøtte internationale terroroperationer og intern undertrykkelse i Iran. Khademi havde overtaget posten sidste sommer efter, at hans forgænger blev dræbt under tidligere israelske angreb. Iran har efterfølgende lovet hævn.
Iran har samtidig fortsat sine missilangreb mod Israel. Et iransk angreb mod Haifa, som ifølge IRGC skulle have ramt et olieraffinaderi, ser i stedet ud til at have ramt en boligbygning. Mindst fire israelere blev dræbt, og redningsmandskaber arbejdede længe i ruinerne. Ifølge teksten blev over 160 israelere bragt til hospitaler i løbet af det seneste døgn. Også i det centrale Israel blev en række nedslag registreret mandag, blandt andet i Ramat Gan, Bnei Brak og Givatayim, hvor klyngeammunition ifølge rapporterne forårsagede skader.
På den diplomatiske front fastholder Donald Trump sin hårde linje. Ved et arrangement i Det Hvide Hus understregede han, at tirsdagens deadline for Iran er “endelig” og ikke bliver ændret. Han sagde, at han havde set alle forslag, og selv om han omtalte Irans nye ti-punktsforslag som et “stort skridt”, kaldte han det utilstrækkeligt. Budskabet var, at krigen grundlæggende handler om én ting: at Iran ikke må få atomvåben. Trump truede samtidig med, at hvis Iran ikke bøjer sig, vil landet miste kritisk infrastruktur som broer og kraftværker. Han kaldte amerikanere, der er imod krigen, for “tåbelige”. Han fremsatte også en række stærkt kontroversielle og delvist uklare udtalelser, blandt andet om store protesttab i Iran og om, at iranerne ønsker bomber, fordi de vil være frie.
Iran har på sin side gjort klart, at en midlertidig våbenhvile er uacceptabel, fordi den blot vil give modparten tid til at omgruppere og forberede nye angreb. Udenrigsministeriets talsmand Esmail Baghaei sagde, at Iran ønsker krigen afsluttet og vil forhindre, at den gentager sig. Han afviste samtidig amerikanske krav som overdrevne, usædvanlige og ulogiske og understregede, at Iran har bitre erfaringer med at forhandle med USA. Ifølge ham er egentlige forhandlinger uforenelige med ultimatum, krigsforbrydelser og trusler om nye krigsforbrydelser. Iranske militære talsmænd advarede desuden om, at hvis angreb på civile mål fortsætter, vil Irans gengældelse blive langt mere omfattende. Udenrigsminister Abbas Araghchi kaldte Trumps trusler mod civil infrastruktur for en normalisering af krigsforbrydelser og folkemord.
Ifølge medierne fortsætter mønstret med optimistiske mediehistorier om nært forestående fredsforhandlinger, især søndag aften før markederne åbner, men uden at der reelt sker et gennembrud. Axios beskrev en mulig todelt model, hvor en 45 dages våbenhvile skulle være første fase og en permanent aftale anden fase. Mellemled fra Pakistan, Egypten og Tyrkiet nævnes som centrale aktører, og der skal også have været tekstbeskeder mellem Trumps udsending Steve Witkoff og Irans udenrigsminister. Men afstanden mellem parterne beskrives fortsat som meget stor. USA kræver blandt andet begrænsninger af Irans missilprogram og et stop for uranberigelse, mens Iran kræver erstatning for ødelæggelser, lukning af amerikanske baser i regionen, ophævelse af sanktioner og bindende garantier mod fremtidige angreb.
Medier peger også på risikoen for yderligere amerikansk optrapning, herunder mulige operationer på jorden. Redningen af en nedskudt amerikansk F-15E-besætningsmand i weekenden beskrives som den første kendte indsættelse af amerikanske soldater på iransk jord i denne konflikt. Samtidig cirkulerer spekulationer om, at redningsaktionen i virkeligheden kan have været et dække for et mislykket forsøg på at sikre iransk uran. Der nævnes også mulige fremtidige operationer mod Kharg Island eller territorier tæt ved Hormuzstrædet. Alt i alt tegner teksten et billede af en konflikt, hvor både de militære angreb og de politiske trusler intensiveres, mens muligheden for en våbenhvile stadig eksisterer, men er skrøbelig og på ingen måde nært forestående.
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Uddrag fra Axios, NYT, X, Aljazeera og Zerohedge
- A Sunday night Axios report on a US-proposed 45-day ceasefire has by Monday morning been rejected by Iran, which later on Monday issued a 10-point letter via Pakistan.
- Israel strikes large petrochemical plant at South Pars, which is responsible for half of the country’s petrochemical production.
- Trump reaffirms Tuesday deadline before vital infrastructure gets attacked as ‘final’, calls Americans opposed to Iran war ‘foolish’ – saying it’s all about Tehran not getting a nuke.
- Israel kills experienced longtime head of IRGC intelligence; Iranian missile strike on Haifa residential complex kills 4.
With all that in mind, the odds of a ceasefire by the end of April (2026) are rising (but still low)…
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IRGC Intel Chief Taken Out; Israel Suffers Heavy Casualties
The head of the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was killed in a Monday airstrike, according to confirmation in Iranian media. IRGC-linked Tasnim News Agency reported that the IRGC Public Relations Department confirmed Monday that Major General Majid Khademi was killed earlier in the day during an attack by US and Israeli forces. However, Tasnim did not disclose the location of the strike.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) earlier stated on X that Khademi was one of the IRGC’s most senior commanders with decades of experience. “Khademi worked to advance terrorist attacks worldwide, and was responsible for monitoring Iranian civilians as part of the regime’s suppression of internal protests,” it claimed.
RFE/RL reported that Khademi assumed the post last summer after Mohammad Kazemi was killed in Israeli strikes during the 12-day war. Before that, he led the Intelligence Protection Organization of the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics. Iran is now vowing to enact vengeance on Israel for his death.
Meanwhile Sunday into Monday saw significant casualties in Israel, after the IRGC claimed in a statement carried by state media that Iranian forces had targeted an oil refinery in Haifa. But instead, it appears that the missile slammed directly into a residential building, killing at least four Israelis. Search and rescue teams have spent some 18 hours pouring through the ruins of the complex, recovering two bodies early Monday after an initial two had been found. The casualties could climb amid ongoing recovery efforts. Another regional source stated that “Over 160 Israelis have been transferred to hospitals over the past 24 hours, Israel’s Health Ministry said on Monday.”
Israel is under attack. Over 15 cluster warheads hit the target.
Reportedly, in the past hours, approx 60% of Iranian missiles bypassed Israel’s air defense system.
Iron Dome is dying. pic.twitter.com/INGLWOV9Hk
— Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) April 6, 2026
Trump: Tuesday Deadline ‘Final, Won’t Change’; Americans Opposed to Iran War Are ‘Foolish’
At a White House annual Easter event, President Trump reaffirmed the Tuesday deadline is final, and further said he has seen every proposal. While he acknowledged the new 10-point Iran proposal as a “big step,” he still said it’s “not good enough; will see what happens.” According to more:
- War could end very quickly if they do the things they need to do.
- People talking for Iran are more reasonable now.
- War is about one thing, Iran cannot have nuclear weapons.
- “If I had my choice, I would take Iran’s oil”.
- If Iran does not yield, they will not have bridges or power plants.
- UK has a long way to go.
There were interesting remarks also claiming that “As of this morning 45,000 protesters have been killed” in Iran – though it’s entirely unclear an dubious as to where he got such a figure. He said that Iranians need guns and that he had sent some but a “certain group” decided to keep them.
“The Iranian people wanna hear bombs because they want to be free,” he also claimed, while First Lady Melania added that the US is fighting for the “future” of children in Iran. Another interesting moment as some corners of MAGA grow increasingly skeptical and angry over the war:
The US president is speaking to reporters at the White House. Asked what he would tell Americans who are opposed to the war, Trump replied: “They’re foolish.”
“Because the war is about one thing – Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” he said.
Iran Issues 10-Point Rejection of ‘Simple Ceasefire’
Per PressTV: “The ten-point plan rejects a simple ceasefire, stressing the need for a permanent resolution that safeguards Iran’s interests. Key demands include ending regional hostilities, ensuring safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, lifting sanctions, and rebuilding affected areas.” It’s no secret that Iran is seeking a permanent end to the war on terms that would ensure it is never attacked again.
- “According to IRNA’s foreign policy correspondent, in this response, which consists of ten paragraphs, Iran has emphasized the need for a permanent end to the war, taking into account Iran’s considerations, while rejecting a ceasefire”.
- “This answer includes a set of demands from Iran, including the end of conflicts in the region, a protocol for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, reconstruction and lifting of sanctions”.
It appears similar to the outline that Iran issued some two weeks ago. At every turn, Tehran has rejected that direct talks with Washington are even taking place. Tehran also keeps rejecting White House ceasefire overtures. And yet the same Monday little dance keeps repeating itself…
Amazingly, it seems like every Sunday night we get an Axios report that a peace deal is imminent.
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) April 6, 2026
Israel Attacks Petrochemical Plant At South Pars Gas Field
Iranian state media is reporting a Monday attack which targeted the South Pars petrochemical facility in Asaluyeh. “A few minutes ago, the sound of several explosions was heard from the South Pars Petrochemical complex in Asaluyeh,” according to the Fars report. Also Tasnim describes an attack on two utilities companies in Assaluyeh which have cut off electricity supply to petrochemical units. Later Israel claimed a second attack on another chemical plant in Iran. The same outlet revealed the following details:
- Petrochemical plants in Asaluyeh, including Jam and Damavand, were targeted.
- Mobin and Damavand companies, which supplied electricity, water, and oxygen to the Assaluyeh petrochemical plants, have been targeted.
- Pars Petrochemical is safe and has not been damaged.
Israel has announced it was behind the attack, per Washington Post. Does this violate Israel’s prior pledge to Trump to not take unilateral action against South Pars? This as the threatened major US escalation against vital energy and civilian infrastructure looms:
Israel attacked a key petrochemical plant at Iran’s massive South Pars natural gas field and killed a top Revolutionary Guard commander, putting into question the negotiations aimed at getting the U.S. and Tehran to reach a ceasefire.
Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed what he called “a powerful strike on the largest petrochemical facility in Iran” that’s responsible for half of the country’s petrochemical production. Israel’s military spokesperson, Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani, said there would be “no immunity” for Iran as talks progress.
The Israeli Air Force struck Iran’s largest petrochemical facility, the South Pars gas field in Asaluyeh. It has been completely destroyed. pic.twitter.com/Jh3KPDwgh2
— Israel News Pulse (@israelnewspulse) April 6, 2026
In Israel, Iranian missiles have continued to fall at steady pace, with Israel’s emergency services reporting that at least 28 impact sites in central Israel on Monday, describing that cluster munitions have resulted in damage. Ramat Gan, Bnei Brak, and Givatayim were struck, and a man in his 40s was “moderately wounded” – according to local reports.
Iran Rejects Any Ceasefire That is Temporary: ‘Normalization of War Crimes’
Iran rejected a temporary ceasefire in the US-Israeli war, stating it would give adversaries time to regroup and prepare for continued conflict; however, a foreign ministry statement did not specifically reference the 45-day proposal being reported by Axios.
“We are calling for an end to the war and for preventing its recurrence,” foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said, according to Iran’s state news agency IRNA. Analysts have long understood that Tehran’s retaliation on Gulf states and Israel has been so fierce because it seeks to deter any potential future attack. Iranian leaders fear that without proper and final resolution, the country will just get attacked again, be it a year from now, or even several years down the road.
The foreign ministry also on Monday stated that Iran has prepared a response to US demands to end the war and will announce it “when necessary,” referring to the 15-point list conveyed by Washington to Tehran through Pakistan – which Baghaei reiterated is “extremely excessive and unusual and illogical.” He further reminded the world that Tehran has a “very bitter experience of negotiating with the US.” The idea of talks at this moment remain “absolutely incompatible with ultimatums, crimes, and threats to commit war crimes,” Baghaei continued.
Once again, an avalanche of headlines on ‘negotiations’ were issued hours before markets open Monday morning…
Separately, Iranian Armed Forces spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaghari stated Monday that if attacks on civilian targets continue, Iran’s retaliation will expand significantly and losses will be “several times greater,” according to Tasnim.
Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told his French counterpart on Monday related to Trump’s threats to wipe out civilian infrastructure, “This threat amounts to the normalization of war crimes and genocide.”
Fresh Axios Report of US-Proposed 45-Day Ceasefire
With a potential globally-catastrophic escalation looming on Tuesday, Middle East mediators are communicating with Iran and the United States about a proposed 45-day ceasefire, Axios reported Sunday evening. The ceasefire is being positioned as the first of a two-phased deal, with the second phase being a negotiated, permanent end to the war that Israel and the United States started with a surprise attack on Feb. 28 amid ongoing negotiations.
The slim ray of hope comes after President Trump issued a profane, Easter Sunday threat to make life miserable for 90 million Iranians whom he just weeks ago promised to liberate: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell.”
How it started vs. how it’s going. pic.twitter.com/LNgxOsF5GK
— Brandan P. Buck (@brandan_buck) April 2, 2026
In addition to vitriol, Trump’s social media posts also brought an extension of what had been a 10-day deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz — a deadline that was initially set to expire on Monday evening. Now Trump says Iran has until 8pm on Tuesday. In the interim, Trump has scheduled a 1pm news conference on Monday. The described it as a press conference “with the military,” suggesting it may be focused on celebrating US Special Forces’ retrieval of a downed US Air Force weapons officer over the weekend. Held in the Oval Office, it may be open to only a small subset of the White House press corps.
The combination of the ever-so-slightly encouraging Axios report and the Trump presser could make for the latest of many market whipsaws since the war started. Trump told Axios that there are “deep negotiations” ongoing with a “good chance” of success. On the other hand, he was quick to add that “if they don’t make a deal, I am blowing up everything over there.” Trump’s threats to lay waste to Iran’s civilian infrastructure has elicited Iranian promises to retaliate in kind across the Persian Gulf. In a video issued Sunday, Iran threatened “complete and utter annihilation” of OpenAI’s $30 billion Stargate data center in Dubai.
Iran leveling up
They released a video of threatening to strike 1GW Stargate AI datacenter in the UAE.The data center is hidden on Google maps they even shown that pic.twitter.com/LuOGIp3BVj
— Furkan Gözükara (@FurkanGozukara) April 3, 2026
While the precise nature of the negotiations is unclear, Axios reported that Pakistani, Egyptian and Turkish mediators are at the center of the conversations, and that there have been “text messages sent” between Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Significantly, the outlets’ sources said mediators couldn’t foresee a full re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz until a final deal is inked.
- The mediators want to see whether Iran could take partial step on [nuclear enrichment and Strait of Hormuz navigation] in the first phase of the deal. They are also working on steps the Trump administration could take to give Iran guarantees that the ceasefire will not be temporary and that the war will not resume.
- The Iranian officials made clear to the mediators they don’t want to be caught in a Gaza or Lebanon situation where there is a ceasefire on paper, but that the U.S. and Israel can attack again whenever they want to. — Axios
Going into these latest conversations, the gap between US and Iranian demands was enormous. Among other things, Trump is demanding that Iran weaken the ballistic missile program it now used twice to retaliate against US-Israeli aggression, and to cease any nuclear enrichment, even though Iran is otherwise privileged to do so as a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (a status Israel lacks). Iran has demanded reparations for the damage caused by Israeli and US attacks, the closure of US bases in the region, the lifting of all sanctions, and a hard-wired guarantee against more rounds of intermittent US-Israeli attacks. Regarding the latter demand, some have envisioned passage of a US law that would cut off aid to Israel if it attacks Iran again.
Speculation that Pilot Rescue was Cover for Uranium Ground Op
Beyond the potential for escalation via attacks on civilian infrastructure, there’s also the potential for a US commitment of ground forces. Trump may feel emboldened about proposed operations to seize Kharg Island and/or strait-adjacent territory following the dramatic weekend rescue of a downed F-15E crew member — which itself brought the first known deployment of soldiers on Iranian soil. (We should note that there’s a growing number of veterans and other people — pointing to factors like the involvement of C-130 cargo craft and the location of their makeshift airfield — theorizing that the rescue was actually a failed attempt to capture Iran’s cache of 60%-enriched uranium.)
US PILOT ‘RESCUE’ OP COST:
— 2 MC-130 aircraft ($100 MILLION+ EACH) ‘intentionally DESTROYED’
— 4 MH-6 Little Bird helicopters
Iran drops NEW WRECKAGE IMAGES pic.twitter.com/TMYCEspepc
— RT (@RT_com) April 5, 2026
Meanwhile, there’s little to indicate that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is interested in deescalation.
