Iran vows it will not reopen Strait of Hormuz in ceasefire deal as IRGC intelligence chief is killed by Israeli airstrike – dwell updates

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced the head of its intelligence Majid Khademi has been killed by an Israeli airstrikes this morning.

In a statement published on Telegram, the Revolutionary Guards said Khademi was an ‘esteemed commander’ who helped defend the regime for 50 years.

Khademi was appointed the head of the IRGC’s intelligence division in June last year when his predecessor Mohammed Kazemi was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Tehran during the 12-day war.

The IDF has claimed responsibility for Khademi’s assassination.

Iran and the US have received a plan to end hostilities that could come into effect on Monday and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a source has told Reuters.

Pakistan has put together a framework to end hostilities and exchanged it with Iran and the US.overnight, it has been claimed.

The proposal includes an immediate ceasefire followed by an agreement to permanently end the war.

‘All elements need to be agreed today,’ the source said.

Reuters is reporting Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, has been in contact ‘all night long’ with US Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi.

Under the proposal, dubbed the ‘Islamabad Accord’, a ceasefire would take effect immediately and the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened fully, with 15 to 20 days to finalise a broader settlement.

There was no immediate response from US and Iranian officials. Pakistan’s foreign office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi declined comment.

Israel’s Air Force bombed three airports in Tehran overnight, the IDF has declared.

Israeli military say the airports were used by Iran’s elite Quds Force, the overseas operations arm of the Revolutionary Guards.

Runways and control towers were targeted along with a Quds Force factory that manufactured drones, the military said in a statement published on Telegram.

The message was posted after Israel’s army said it had completed a wave of strikes against ‘regime targets’ in Tehran.

‘A short while ago the IDF completed a wave of strikes on Iranian terror regime targets in Tehran,’ the Israeli military posted on Telegram.

Iran won’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a temporary ceasefire, a senior Iranian official has told Reuters.

They added Tehran currently views Washington as lacking the readiness for a permanent ceasefire.

The official confirmed Iran had received Pakistan’s proposal for an immediate ceasefire and was reviewing it, adding that Tehran does not accept being pressured to accept deadlines and make a decision.

US forces located on Kuwait’s Bubiyan island were targeted by Iran, the spokesperson of Iran’s army said in a video shared by state media today.

Ebrahim Zolfaqari said Iran targeted satellite equipment and munitions on the island with drones, adding that US soldiers had relocated there from Arifjan camp after that base was repeatedly struck by Iran.

Bubiyan island is the largest of Kuwait’s coastal islands chain, located in the northwest of the Gulf.

Six people were injured from debris falling in a residential area in northern Kuwait after an Iranian attack, Kuwait’s health ministry said earlier.

by Melissa Koenig, US Reporter

US forces undertook a daring military operation to rescue an Air Force colonel who hid in the crevice of a mountain after his plane was downed by enemy fire.

The unidentified airman was one of two crew members flying inside an F-15E Strike Eagle when it was struck down over a remote area of Iran.

A pilot and a weapons system officer were both flying in the F-15E with the call sign of ‘Dude 44’ when the aircraft was struck and they abandoned in parachutes.

The pilot was rescued by two military helicopters that same day, but the airman remained missing for nearly 48 hours.

The weapons system officer only had a handgun to protect himself and was left seriously injured after being thrown out of the F-15.

But he managed to evade Iranians for nearly two days by climbing 7,000 feet atop a mountain and hiding in a remote crevice.

An Iranian attack on a residential area in northern Kuwait has injured six people, the Gulf country’s health ministry said.

It followed a post on X by Kuwait’s army earlier in the day saying the nation’s air defences were working to intercept incoming missiles and drones.

‘Falling projectiles and debris in a residential area in the north of the country after an Iranian aggression,’ the ministry said.

‘The total number of injuries rose to six, with varying degrees of wounds.’

AirAsia X, the largest low-cost carrier in southeast Asia, has announced it will raise ticket prices and cut the number of routes to cushion the impact of the Iran war.

The Malaysia-based airline said about 10 percent of its overall flights had been cut so far but stressed demand remains high.

Founder Tony Fernandes said higher prices were ‘unavoidable’ and that capacity would be cut on routes ‘where we don’t believe we can cover the cost of the fuel’.

Many international airlines have hiked fuel surcharges since US-Israeli strikes on Iran triggered the conflict in late February, prompting Tehran to respond by effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial artery for global oil supplies.

AirAsia X chief commercial officer Amanda Woo said the carrier, which flies to more than 150 destinations across 25 countries, was able to spread operations along routes ‘where we can recover the high fuel surcharges’.

A Ghanaian national has been injured in Abu Dhabi as a result of falling debris from a intercepted attack.

‘Abu Dhabi authorities have responded to an incident of falling debris on the Raneen Systems company in ICAD (Industrial City of Abu Dhabi) in the Musaffah area, following a successful interception by air defence systems,’ the Abu Dhabi government’s media office posted on X.

The Ghanaian national is said to have suffered ‘moderate’ injuries.

In the northeastern emirate of Fujairah, authorities also reported that a telecommunications building was targeted by an Iranian drone, but there were no injuries.

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Oil prices remain at $111 a barrel this morning as investors await the outcome of mediation talks between the US and Iran.

At 7am UK time, brent crude rose 76 cents, or 0.7 per cent, to $109.79 a barrel while West Texas Intermediate is trading 0.5 per cent lower at $111.01.

The pricing moves in Asia trading on Monday were dwarfed by an 11 per cent surge for WTI and an 8 per cent rise for Brent during the previous trading session on Thursday, the biggest absolute price increase since 2020.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they are preparing to finalise the enforcement of new operating conditions in the Strait of Hormuz.

The strategic waterway which carries a fifth of the world’s oil supplies has been effectively shut by Tehran since the start of Operation Epic Fury on February 28.

‘The IRGC naval force is completing operational preparations for the Iranian authorities’ declared plan for the new Persian Gulf order,’ the Guards naval forces said in a post on X Sunday.

They warned conditions in the strait ‘will never return to its former status, especially for the US and Israel’.

The statement came after US President Donald Trump renewed threats to strike Iran’s power plants and bridges if the vital shipping route is not reopened.