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Trump says Tuesday deadline to make a deal with Iran is final | Reuters
WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the Tuesday deadline he has set for Iranto make a deal is final and unlikely to be extended, calling Iran's peace proposal significant but not good enough.Trump has warned U.S. forces will unleash broad attacks on Iranian infrastructure if his Tuesday night deadline for a deal is not met. Sign up here."They made a proposal, and it's a significant proposal. It's a significant step. It's not good enough," Trump told reporters during an Easter egg event for children on the White House South Lawn.Critics have said Trump would be committing war crimes if the U.S. attacked civilian power plants, a point that Trump dismissed on Monday."I'm not worried about it. You know what's a war crime? Having a nuclear weapon," Trump said.Trump said the five-week conflict could end quickly if Iran does "what they have to do."U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the signing ceremony for an executive order on mail ballots, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Evan... Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab Read more"They have to do certain things. They know that, they've been negotiating I think in good faith," he said.Trump, who had extended his initial deadline, gave no indication he would do so again."Highly unlikely. They've had plenty of time. In fact, they asked for seven days. I said, I'm going to give you 10. But at the end of 10, all hell's going to break out if you don't get there," he said.Trump's senior aides have been negotiating with Iran indirectly through Pakistan, attempting to get a deal in which Iran will forswear nuclear weapons and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the oil transit waterway. Iran said it wanted a permanent end to the war, not just a temporary ceasefire.Trump said it appeared the latest team representing the Iranian government is "not as radicalized" as others who have been killed in airstrikes."We think they're actually smarter," he said.Trump said if it were up to him, the United States would take control of Iran's oil, but he said the American people would probably not understand such a move.Reporting by Nandita Bose, Steve Holland, Susan Heavey and Bhargav Acharya Editing by David Ljunggren and Michelle NicholsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab
Iran Live Updates: Trump Extends Deadline for Iran to Open Strait of Hormuz or Face Power Grid Strikes - The New York Times
PinnedHere’s the latest.President Trump on Thursday announced that he was once again postponing the deadline for Iran to fully open the Strait of Hormuz to shipping or face devastating strikes on its power plants.Citing what he claimed was progress in talks to end the war, Mr. Trump said he would now hold off for 10 more days before targeting the plants. It was the second time he had postponed his deadline.Iran, at least publicly, has denied that any negotiations are taking place, and has accused the Trump administration of simply trying to calm world markets. Stocks on Wall Street suffered their largest daily decline on Thursday since the start of the war, falling as oil prices rose sharply.But Mr. Trump claimed on social media that the additional time was being given “per Iranian Government request.” The deadline is now April 6, he said. “Talks are ongoing and, despite erroneous statements to the contrary by the Fake News Media, and others, they are going very well,” he wrote.When he first announced the U.S. intention to strike the plants, last Saturday, he gave Iran 48 hours to open up the strait. On Monday, he extended it to Friday.The new extension came after Mr. Trump ratcheted up pressure on Iran to accept a U.S. proposal to end the war, warning that otherwise “we’ll just keep blowing them away.” He issued the threat at a cabinet meeting hours after Israel said it had killed a naval commander who had been leading Iran’s effort to close a vital oil shipping route.At the meeting, Mr. Trump and a top adviser offered differing assessments of Tehran’s openness to negotiations. Iran has publicly rejected the overtures, though privately it has signaled some willingness.“They’ll tell you, ‘We’re not negotiating,’” Mr. Trump said. “Of course, they’re negotiating. They’ve been obliterated.”Steve Witkoff, a special envoy for Mr. Trump, offered a more cautious interpretation. He said that he and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, were still trying to convince the Iranians “that this is the inflection point, with no good alternatives for them other than more death and destruction.”And Secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterated that European and Asian allies of the United States should be more involved.“Well, it’s in their interests to help,” Mr. Rubio said of allied countries just before flying to France for a meeting of top diplomats from the Group of 7 nations on Friday. “Very little of our energy comes through the Strait of Hormuz. It’s the world that ...
Trump says Iran is eager for a deal to end the war as he extends deadline to allow for diplomacy
He also extended a deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on its power plants, saying it has an additional five days. Trump’s turnaround, which held out the possibility of resolving the war now in its fourth week, ...
Trump says war with Iran is nearing completion before April 6 deadline | Fox News
President Donald Trump pauses as he finishes speaking about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images) The U.S. has already begun expanding its target set ... Published 16 hours ago
