HEADLINES IN BRIEF

- Iran and the United States reportedly received a draft proposal late Sunday calling for a 45-day ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. READ MORE BELOW

- The head of intelligence for Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was killed Monday in an attack targeting him, Iranian state media said. READ MORE BELOW

- Strikes on cities across Iran killed more people Monday, while in Israel's Haifa victims were found dead in rubble following an attack. READ MORE BELOW

- US President Donald Trump on Sunday stepped up his threat to hit Iran's critical infrastructure hard if the country's government doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday deadline. READ MORE BELOW

- Israeli military and Mossad helped rescue downed American airman in Iran, US Ambassador to Israel says.

- The United Nations nuclear watchdog on Monday confirmed recent strikes struck close to Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, with one hitting just 75 meters from the facility's perimeter.

- European Council President António Costa said Monday that an "escalation will not achieve a ceasefire and peace," which was likely a warning aimed at the US President Donald Trump.

IN DETAIL

Iran and US receive draft proposal for war ceasefire

Iran and the United States have received a draft proposal that calls for a 45-day ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz as a possible way to end the war, according to separate reports by Axios and Reuters.⁣

The proposal comes from Egyptian, Pakistani and Turkish mediators working to halt the fighting, according to two officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private negotiations.

They hope the 45-day window would provide enough time for extensive talks between the countries to reach a permanent ceasefire.

The proposal was sent late Sunday night to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, the officials said.

Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, has told journalists in Tehran that messages are being exchanged, but "negotiations are entirely incompatible with ultimatums, crimes and threats of war crimes."

Trump is set to speak about the ceasefire proposal at a press conference at 5pm GMT.

Iran Revolutionary Guards intelligence head killed

The head of intelligence for Iran's Revolutionary Guards was killed Monday in an attack targeting him, Iranian state media said.

Maj. Gen. Majid Khademi died in the attack, which the Guard blamed on the United States and Israel.

Khademi took over for Gen. Mohammad Kazemi, who Israel killed in the 12-day war in June.

The Israeli military later confirmed the airstrike that killed Khademi took place in Iran's capital Tehran.

"The Revolutionary Guard are shooting at civilians and we are eliminating the leaders of the terrorists," Katz said.

"Iran's leaders live with a sense of being targeted. We will continue to hunt them down one by one."

Katz added Israel had "severely damaged" Iran's steel and petrochemical industries, as well.

"We will continue to crush the Iranian national infrastructure and lead to the erosion and collapse of the terrorist regime, and its capabilities to promote terror and fire at the state of Israel," he said.

Israeli military says 4 people killed in Haifa strike were members of same family

Israel's military confirmed four people found dead at the site of a missile strike in Haifa were members of the same family.

Search and rescue teams found two bodies underneath the rubble Sunday. After 18 hours digging they found two more "deep under the debris" on Monday, Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani said.

He said the warhead that hit the building had not exploded on impact, complicating rescue efforts and posing a continued threat.

They were found after hours of overnight rescue efforts, the military said.

Meanwhile, the death toll in an airstrike on an Iranian residential building has risen to at least 15 people, authorities said Monday.

The strike hit near Eslamshar, a city southwest of Iran's capital Tehran.

Trump escalates threat to strike Iran's critical infrastructure

US President Donald Trump threatened to rain "hell" on Tehran if it did not reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday.

In a post laden with expletives, Trump told Iran to open the Hormuz waterway, the conduit for around a fifth of the world's oil and natural gas supply that has been largely shut down since the war began five weeks ago.

"Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran," he said on his Truth Social platform, threatening strikes on energy and transport infrastructure that critics say would violate international law.

Adding to the pressure, Israel, which attacked a major petrochemicals facility in Iran on Saturday, was preparing to attack energy facilities next week and was awaiting US approval, a senior Israeli defence official said.

Meanwhile, Trump told Fox News on Sunday that Iran was negotiating, with a deal possible by Monday.