US-Israel war on Iran: What’s happening on day 31 of attacks

EXPLAINERWhile Trump has talked about diplomacy, fears of a ground invasion in Iran loom as US troops arrive in the region.US-Israeli overnight strikes hit Tehran and other cities, with power infrastructure targeted in the Iranian capital, as the conflict causes upheaval in global stock and oil markets.The attacks caused a blackout, which has since been restored, according to the Iranian authorities.United States President Donald Trump said in an interview that he wanted to “take the oil in Iran” as Tehran accused Washington of plotting a ground attack despite publicly pushing for a negotiated deal. On Sunday, he said, “We’ll make a deal with them [Iran], I’m pretty sure.”Trump’s comments came after Pakistan, which hosted talks on Sunday aimed at de-escalating the war, said it was preparing to host “meaningful talks” in the coming days.Here is more about what is happening on Monday.In Iran Powerful explosions were heard in Tehran. The Fars News Agency reported another explosion in the city of Ray, which is part of the metropolitan area of Greater Tehran. The Israeli military said on Monday it was “currently attacking the infrastructure” of the Iranian government, “throughout Tehran”. Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, earlier said the US was sending messages about possible negotiations while also planning a ground invasion. Tehran was ready to respond if US soldiers were deployed, he said on Sunday. Supporters of the Iranian government continued their nightly demonstrations across the country on Sunday, despite risks from ongoing US and Israeli air raids, according to Fars. Two people were executed in Iran for what the semi-official Tasnim news agency said were charges of working with a US-Israeli-backed Iranian opposition group, the Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK), which has previously taken up arms against the state. “In the past 24 hours, attacks have been reported in Karaj, Shiraz, Qom, Abadan and Tabriz. Power infrastructure near Tehran was also targeted, causing several hours of blackout, though the government says it has been restored,” Al Jazeera’s Tohid Asadi said. In Tabriz, a petrochemical unit was reportedly hit, he said. According to Fars, a fire at the Tabriz petrochemical plant has been contained. The fire was “completely contained”, and the situation at the plant was under “complete control”, the agency said.