US EditionTrump Says Tuesday Deadline to Make a Deal with Iran Is Final
Trump said Iran’s proposal is significant but insufficient as U.S. negotiators seek a deal that would end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump rejected Iran's latest proposal as "not good enough," despite calling it "significant," and warned his Tuesday deadline for a deal is final and unlikely to be extended.
- Senior United States aides have been negotiating indirectly through Pakistan to secure a deal requiring Iran to forswear nuclear weapons and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with Trump having already extended the initial seven-day deadline to 10 days.
- Trump stated the five-week conflict could end quickly if Iran does "what they have to do," describing the current Iranian team as "not as radicalized" and "actually smarter" than previous officials.
- Threatening broad attacks on Iranian infrastructure if the deal is not met by Tuesday night, Trump dismissed critics' warnings that targeting civilian power plants would constitute war crimes.
- Iran requested a permanent end to the war rather than a temporary ceasefire. Trump expressed a personal desire to take control of Iranian oil, though he acknowledged American public sentiment might oppose such a move.
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Tehran was hit again on Tuesday a few hours before Donald Trump's ultimatum, which threatens to destroy critical infrastructure in Iran for lack of agreement to reopen the Ormuz Strait, vital for the global supply of oil.
Without agreement to reopen Ormuz Strait, Washington is threatening to destroy critical infrastructure.
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Trump’s latest warning puts new pressure on Iran as deadline nears
President Donald Trump sharpened his message on Tuesday by saying his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was final, adding fresh pressure to a conflict that is already straining the wider region. Iran rejected a temporary ceasefire proposal and instead called for a permanent end to the war with broader guarantees. At the same time, Trump said military action against Iranian infrastructure remained on the table if the Strait was not…
The countdown is on. The world is afraid. On this fateful day, all eyes are on the White House: Tuesday at 8 p.m. East Coast time.
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