00:00U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday appeared to extend by 24 hours his deadline for Iran
00:07to make a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face devastating infrastructure attacks.
00:13He simply said Tuesday 8 p.m. Eastern Time on his Truth social platform.
00:19The new deadline would mean another day for Tehran to attempt to placate the U.S. leader
00:24or risk him following through on a threat to destroy the country's power plants and bridges.
00:30Iran has effectively blocked the Strait of Hormuz shipping lane,
00:34a vital route for the world's oil and gas, since the start of the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign on February
00:4028.
00:42Trump, who has held no public events since an address to the nation on Wednesday,
00:47seemed to confirm the new timing in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.
00:51He said if Iran did not do something by Tuesday evening,
00:54it would not have any power plants and it would not have any bridges standing.
00:59The U.S. President also told Fox News he believed there was a good chance of making a deal with
01:05Iran on Monday,
01:05but said that if they did not make a deal fast,
01:08he was considering blowing everything up and taking over the oil.
01:13Natasha Bust, FMT.
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