Iran ultimatum: Trump extends deadline until April 6th

Trump had threatened Iran to destroy power plants if Tehran did not fully open the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic “without threats.” He had originally set an ultimatum that would have expired on Tuesday night Central European time. On Monday he announced that he would refrain from such attacks for another five days due to “very good and productive discussions about a complete and final settlement of our hostilities.”

Iran had threatened to retaliate

Iran had threatened, among other things, to completely close the strait, which is very important for global oil trade, in the event of attacks on its power plants. Tehran also threatened attacks on energy facilities in Gulf states in retaliation.

Before his latest announcement, Trump had not ruled out postponing the deadline. “I don’t know yet,” he said in Washington when asked whether the deadline had been postponed. Trump said his son-in-law Jared Kushner, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Vice President JD Vance would brief him on progress in negotiations. It depends on whether the ultimatum remains. “We have plenty of time,” Trump said.