President Trump said Tuesday that Iran has been pleading for a pause in fighting while warning of additional large-scale strikes. US Defense Secretary Hegseth told reporters the Iranian war has cost American taxpayers $37.5 billion so far.
In southern Iran, mourners gathered for funerals of children killed in a strike on a school in Minab. Kuwait reported a growing blackout schedule after Iranian strikes damaged its power grid. The US-Iran conflict drowned out Pakistani truce efforts and mediators have begun to publicly doubt whether a truce can be brokered. Trump promised aid to Lebanon but gave no timeline for the pullout of Israeli troops.