Iran Rejects Trump Ultimatum as US F£ghter Jet Cr£shes in Kuwait

Iran has continued its military operations after rejecting an ultimatum issued by Donald Trump, as a US fighter jet crashed in Kuwait near a US military base.

The development comes after Trump urged Iranian authorities to abandon the conflict, which has rapidly spread across the Middle East. In recent days, missiles have struck Israel, several Arab states including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates, as well as US military bases across the region.

Responding to the ultimatum, Iranian security official Ali Larijani said Iran would not enter negotiations with the United States, signaling continued resistance despite growing international pressure.

Meanwhile, Israel launched airstrikes on Beirut after the militant group Hezbollah fired missiles across the border. The Israeli strikes came shortly after reports emerged of the US fighter jet crash in Kuwait earlier on Monday.

It remains unclear whether the aircraft was brought down by an Iranian missile, struck by US air-defense systems, or suffered a technical failure.

According to Lebanon Ministry of Health, at least 31 people were killed in the Beirut strikes. The attacks followed coordinated US and Israeli strikes on multiple targets inside Iran on Sunday, part of an expanding military campaign triggered by the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.