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Oil prices jumped as Donald Trump threatened in a press conference to take out Iran

and renewed warnings that America would bomb every power plant in the country if Iran

doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday. Mr. Trump also criticized NATO allies for not

backing America's campaign. Earlier, Iran rejected an American ceasefire proposal, insisting instead on a permanent end to the war, according to state media.

Meanwhile, Israel attacked Tehran, Iran's capital, hitting aircraft and infrastructure at several airports, including Mehrabad, the city's main

domestic airport. Separate strikes shut petrochemical plants in Asaloo, Yeh, including parts of the

South Pass complex where a large share of Iran's gas is produced and exported from. Iran warned it would launch more crushing

attacks if strikes on non-military sites continue. Four astronauts aboard NASA's Artemis II

mission traveled farther from Earth than any humans before, surpassing the Apollo 13 record set in 1970.

The crew reached about 406,780 kilometers from Earth and entered the Moon's gravitational sphere

where its pool outweighs Earths.

As they pass behind the Moon, it will block radio signals cutting off

contact with Earth briefly. At least 10 Palestinians died after Israeli missiles hit an area

beside a school used by displaced families in central Gaza, the enclave's health official said.

The strike followed fighting between local residents and a militia aligned with Israel.

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