India, April 7 -- Ahead of the Tuesday deadline for bombing Iranian energy and infrastructure, President Donald Trump on Monday said Iran could be "taken out" in a single night and suggested that such an operation "might" happen as soon as Tuesday evening, escalating rhetoric as tensions deepen. "The entire country could be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night," Trump told reporters during a press conference at the White House.

The US President's remarks came hours after Iran rejected a US ceasefire proposal, sending its response through Pakistan, according to state media. Instead of a temporary truce, Tehran laid out a 10-point framework calling for a permanent end to the war, including in Lebanon and Gaza, wit...