“Make a huge profit by grabbing oil”! Trump again calls for opening the Strait of Hormuz. Iran warns: It will destroy all U.S. and Middle Eastern assets in the region, as well as all assets belonging to China in the Middle East.

According to Xinhua News Agency, U.S. President Trump posted on social media on the 3rd: “Give it a little more time, and we will be able to easily open the Strait of Hormuz, take the oil, and make a fortune.”

Also, according to reports from Iran’s Islamic Republic Broadcasting and Television on the 3rd, the Public Relations Department of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said that on that day, its navy and aerospace forces launched the 92nd wave offensive of the “True Commitment-4” operation, striking targets related to the United States and Israel.

Earlier, the Iranian military issued a statement saying that if the United States dared to take action against Iran’s infrastructure, Iran would destroy all “assets and infrastructure” of the United States and Israel in the Middle East.

Iran launches a strong offensive in response to the U.S. ceasefire proposal

On the 3rd, Iran’s Fars News Agency, citing an informed source, reported that the United States proposed a 48-hour ceasefire to Iran on the 2nd through some friendly country, and Iran responded with a fierce attack.

The informed source said that, against the backdrop of tensions continuing to escalate and the U.S. military facing serious difficulties due to incorrect assessments of Iran’s military capabilities, the U.S. side made this proposal. After the U.S. military warehouse on Bubein Island in the northern part of Kuwait was attacked by Iran, the U.S. side’s diplomatic efforts to seek a ceasefire became even more urgent.

The informed source said that the Iranian side responded to the proposal by continuing to launch fierce attacks.

Shooting down fighter jets will not affect negotiations with Iran

On the 3rd, U.S. President Trump, during a telephone interview with an NBC reporter, said that Iran’s shooting down of a U.S. military aircraft will not affect negotiations between the United States and Iran.

NBC reported that during the interview, Trump refused to discuss the specific details of the U.S. military search-and-rescue operations conducted within Iran. However, he expressed frustration over media reports about this “tense and sensitive” search-and-rescue operation.

When asked whether the incident would affect negotiations between the United States and Iran, Trump said: “No, absolutely not. No, this is war. We’re in a war.”

Also, according to a report by the British newspaper The Independent on the 3rd, Trump, in a brief interview with the paper, said that if the crew members of the aircraft that was shot down were captured by Iran, he currently cannot discuss what action the United States would take.

Earlier that day, a U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter jet was shot down over Iran. U.S. search-and-rescue aircraft and helicopters entered Iran, found and rescued a crew member, and searched for another crew member. White House press secretary Leavitt said that Trump had been briefed on the update about the fighter jet being shot down.

Iran condemns escalating war crimes and threatening remarks by the U.S. and Israel

On the 3rd, Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported that Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement strongly condemning the United States and Israel for escalating war crimes and threatening remarks such as “blowing Iran back to the Stone Age.”

Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement released on the 2nd that the war waged against Iran by the U.S. and Israel regimes had lasted 34 days. “Every day reveals new layers of the invaders’ brutality and hostility toward Iran and its people.” The U.S.-Israel side has “crossed all bottom lines of law, morality, and humanitarianism,” committing various crimes through war.

The statement said that, in addition to carrying out terrorist attacks against the office locations of Iran’s Supreme Leader, senior officials, and commanders, the U.S.-Israel side also attacked more than 600 schools and educational centers, numerous universities and research institutions, hospitals and medical facilities, historical and cultural sites, and museums, as well as many of Iran’s industrial and production centers.

Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that U.S. officials, frustrated by the failure of Iran’s resistance and its “illegal targets,” are intensifying aggressive remarks and threats. U.S. President Trump has repeatedly threatened to attack Iran’s energy infrastructure, including remarks he made on the evening of April 1, which is proof of hostility toward all Iranians.

The statement said that the U.S. side’s claim that it would “blow Iran back to the Stone Age” and destroy power plants essential to a country’s survival is violent and illegal conduct intended to intimidate civilians, violating international law and being extremely dangerous. The statement urged the international community to take decisive action in this regard.

Guterres calls for the U.S. and Israel to “stop”

According to CCTV News, on the 2nd, United Nations Secretary-General Guterres spoke to the media and again called on the United States and Israel to stop the war against Iran, while also calling on Iran to stop attacking neighboring countries.

Guterres said that this war is causing enormous suffering to humanity and has led to devastating economic consequences. “We are on the edge of a wider war.”

Guterres emphasized that disputes must be resolved through peaceful means. The sovereignty and territorial integrity of all UN member states must be respected. Civilian people and civilian infrastructure, including nuclear facilities, must be respected and protected.

（Source: Huaxia Times）