Live updates: Iran rejects ceasefire deal as Trump's deadline for attacks nears

Live updates: Iran rejects ceasefire deal as Trump's deadline for attacks nears

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Key Points:

  • Four northern Italian airports, including Milan Linate and Venice, have restricted jet fuel supplies due to shortages, prioritizing ambulance, state, and long-haul flights until at least April 9, with nonpriority flights limited to 2,000 liters per aircraft.
  • In Iran, public sentiment ahead of a U.S. deadline for possible strikes is mixed, with some expressing readiness to resist and others fearing further conflict and hardship; President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed 14 million Iranians volunteered to sacrifice their lives amid escalating tensions.
  • France faces localized fuel shortages at nearly 20% of service stations, mainly at TotalEnergies locations due to transport issues and increased demand after Easter, though government officials assure that oil supplies and refinery operations remain stable.
  • The World Health Organization has suspended evacuations from Gaza through the Rafah Crossing after a contractor was killed in a security incident, with investigations ongoing and patient transfers halted temporarily.
  • Regional tensions escalate as Iran’s Revolutionary Guard encourages youth to man checkpoints amid airstrike threats, Israel warns Iranians to avoid train travel, and Saudi Arabia closes the King Fahd Causeway to Bahrain as a precaution against potential Iranian attacks.

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