Iran rejects ceasefire deal as Trump's deadline for attacks on infrastructure nears

A gunfight erupted outside the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday. The exchange with police left two assailants dead while a third was captured. One police officer sustained injuries.

More than 1,900 people have been killed in Iran since the war began, but the government has not updated the toll for days.

In Lebanon, more than 1,400 people have been killed and more than 1 million people have been displaced. Eleven Israeli soldiers have died there.

In Gulf Arab states and the occupied West Bank, more than two dozen people have died, while 23 have been reported dead in Israel and 13 US service members have been killed.

Here is the latest:

Iran warns fuel will be cut off for years if Trump carries out threat

Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard warned Tuesday it would “deprive the US and its allies of the region's oil and gas for years” if President Donald Trump carries out his threat to attack power plants and bridges if the Strait of Hormuz doesn't open.

Multiple Iranian media outlets carried the statement.

It also issued a new threat to the Gulf Arab states.

“We have exercised great restraint and had considerations in choosing retaliatory targets, but from now on all these considerations have been removed,” the warning read.

1 wounded in northern Israel rocket attack

Israel's Magen David Adom rescue service said a 20-year-old woman was taken to hospital with a mild head injury from shrapnel in the northern town of Nahariya.

Several cars burst into flames and buildings were damaged from a direct impact on a residential street, medics and Israel's Fire and Rescue service said.

Rocket and drone attacks by the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah have set off sirens throughout Tuesday in Israeli communities close to the Lebanon border.

Container ship hit in Persian Gulf

A container ship in the Persian Gulf has been hit by a projectile that caused damage, the British military said Tuesday.

The attack happened in international waters south of Iran's Kish Island, the British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre said.

It said no one was hurt and there was no environmental impact from the apparent attack.

Over 20 ships have been attacked in the Mideast by Iran since the war began.

Clash outside Israeli Consulate in Istanbul leaves 2 dead

A gunfight erupted outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, Turkey's Haberturk broadcaster reported.

An exchange of gunfire with police left two assailants dead. A third was captured.

One officer sustained injuries during the clash.

The attackers were carrying long-barrelled weapons, the report said.

The area surrounding the building was quickly sealed off.

WHO suspends Gaza medical evacuations after contractor killed

The United Nations health agency has suspended evacuations from the Gaza Strip through the Rafah Crossing with Egypt after the death of one of its contractors.

World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a social media post that the contractor was killed Monday in what he described as a “security incident”.

Two WHO staffers were present but were not hurt, he said without elaborating.

The incident is being investigated and the evacuations of patients and wounded people will be halted until further notice, Tedros said.

The Rafah Crossing was reopened in February after long delays in a key but mostly symbolic step in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.

-- A previous version of this item incorrectly reported two WHO staffers were wounded.

At least 4 Italian airports impose jet fuel restrictions

At least four northern Italian airports have imposed restrictions on jet fuel due to shortages, giving priority to long-haul and medical flights.

The restrictions at Milan Linate, Bologna, Venice and Treviso airports involve supplier Air Bp Italia, the British Petroleum group's aviation division, and will remain until at least April 9.

Priority will be given to ambulance flights, state flights and flights of more than three hours, according to an official notice.

For nonpriority flights, the airports have imposed a supply ceiling of 2,000 litres per aircraft.

The Venice airport has requested pilots ensure they have enough fuel from the previous airport for the following flight.

Iranians express fears, hopes ahead of US deadline

Ahead of US President Donald Trump's Strait of Hormuz deadline, Iranians have expressed both their hopes and fears about the war.

“I had expected Trump would offer us something fancier than hell,” said Mahmoud Azimi, 35, who was carrying home milk and a sack of potatoes. “We have experienced an inferno because of many bad things like sanctions, assassinations and wars. So, at the end, hell is being replaced by hell!”

Reza Alaghemand 24, who runs an ice cream stall, urged Iran to keep fighting against Israel and the US".

“If we stop the war, they soon wage another war,” he said. “Once and for all, we should teach them an unforgettable lesson not to attack us.”

Maryam Mehrabi, a 67-year-old retiree, recounted how it was the third war she'd seen in her life.

“There was the 1980s war that Iraq waged against Iran. Then the June war that the US and Israel launched and I lost a close friend,” she said. “I have no idea what is waiting for us ahead of these threats.”

One young couple, in a coffee shop in central Tehran, offered their opinions on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.

“I hate this situation. Why are officials on both sides only threatening to go into a deeper war with more damages?” the woman asked. “All night long, we hear the sound of strikes and bombings and then in the daytime, we are occasionally stopped by mushrooming checkpoints.”

Her partner shrugged.

“I feel we are stuck between the blades of a pair of scissors,” he said. “It is more than a month that we have had no Internet and now we are going to face a power cut.”

At least 18 people killed in airstrike targeting Iran's Alborz province

An airstrike targeting Iran's Alborz province northwest of Tehran killed at least 18 people, state media reported Tuesday.

The strike also wounded 24 people, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported.

It wasn't immediately clear what had been targeted.

A series of intense airstrikes have pounded Iran's capital, Tehran, including a possible weapons depot in the mountains and residential neighbourhoods.

The Israelis have conducted a campaign of airstrikes killing top officials in the theocracy and its military.

Iran's president says 14 million have volunteered to sacrifice their lives

Facing a looming US deadline, Iran's president said Tuesday that 14 million Iranians, including himself, have volunteered to sacrifice their lives in the war.

President Masoud Pezeshkian made the comment on X just ahead of US President Donald Trump's deadline to bomb power stations and bridges in Iran if it doesn't loosen its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.

The figure is double other figures mentioned by state media in the past about volunteers the government had been soliciting by text messages and media as the war went on.

Iran is home to 90 million people. Many remain angry at the government over its bloody crackdown on nationwide demonstrations and the 14 million figure likely is aimed at trying to dissuade the promised American bombing campaign.

“More than 14 million Iranian people have declared their readiness to sacrifice their lives in the (self-sacrificing) campaign,” Pezeshkian wrote. “I too have been, am, and will remain ready to give my life for Iran.”

France dispatches fuel trucks as stations run dry

Nearly 1-in-5 service stations in France had run dry of at least one type of fuel Tuesday morning as motorists filled tanks after Easter weekend.

There is no risk of broader fuel shortages and “oil is arriving in France”, government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon said, adding that shortages at some pumps resulted from transport difficulties that were being urgently addressed.

Around 18 per cent of service stations were short of at least one fuel type, but 83 per cent of those belong to TotalEnergies, which has capped prices. Weekend lines formed at some of the company's stations because its fuels are often cheaper than other distributors.

Bregeon said about 900 trucks, hundreds more than a normal day, were travelling to Total stations with resupplies Tuesday.

“There are no problems at the refineries. When trucks go to depots, they can load up” with unleaded and diesel, Bregeon said. “We can expect a progressive improvement."