Published Apr 7, 2026, 12:01 AM ET · Updated 7 months ago · 1 source

Trump has repeatedly delayed deadlines for Iran, but suggests Tuesday’s is final

apnews
apnews
·
Original Report

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pushed back a deadline for Iran to cut a deal or open the Strait of Hormuz from Monday to Tuesday, the latest of several deadline delays, and threatened that without a deal “Hell will reign down on them.” Trump’s previous deadline was for March 23, but that shifted several times over the ensuing weeks as Trump oscillated between heated threats, announced delays and proclamations that the negotiations were going well, sometimes in the same statement. I