Israel tells Iranians using public transport today could get you killed and oil prices surge as Trump deadline looms: Live updates

Israel has issued a chilling warning to the people of Iran, telling them not to use trains or go near railway lines as Donald Trumps deadline ticks ever closer. 

The IDF said this morning via its Persian-language account on X: For the sake of your security, we kindly request that from this moment until 21:00 Iran time, you refrain from using and travelling by train throughout Iran.

Your presence on trains and near railway lines endangers your life.

Israel has played a key role alongside the US in the war in the Middle East, which began on February 28 after both nations launched strikes against Iran. 

Since then, the conflict has grown in scale, violence and complexity, with global economies now suffering greatly thanks to Irans closure of the Strait of Hormuz, an important waterway that is vital to the trade of oil and gas. 

Trumps patience for the conflict appears to be rapidly thinning. At a chaotic press conference at the White House last night, he said he was not at all concerned about possibly committing war crimes after he threatened to destroy Irans bridges and power plants if Tehran did not meet his deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 8pm EST. 

And confidence in Trumps ability to quickly end the war appears to be waning, as the FTSE 100 fell this morning while oil prices rose. 

Brent crude, the international standard, rose to about $111 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate - the US standard - rose to $115 per barrel, its highest level in a month. 

Global markets have been betting that skilled diplomacy will see the conflict draw to a close soon, but peace talks have so far made little headway.