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Trump Says Iran Proposal Isn’t Enough to Stop Attacks on Bridges and Power Plants
ByTyler Pager and Erika Solomon April 6, 2026April 7, 2026

President Trump has told Iran it must open the Strait of Hormuz by 8 p.m. Tuesday or face the consequences, although he has delayed previous deadlines.

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6 Takeaways From Trump’s News Conference on Iran
ByAnton Troianovski and Luke Broadwater April 6, 2026

President Trump described the risky mission to rescue an Air Force colonel whose fighter jet had been shot down, but he offered no clear path out of the war.

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Trump Moves Deadline for Iran to Open Strait of Hormuz
ByZolan Kanno-Youngs April 6, 2026April 6, 2026

The new deadline comes as the president and Iranian leaders have ramped up bombastic threats against one another.

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On Iran, Trump Keeps World Off Balance With Ever-Changing Threats
ByMichael D. Shear April 6, 2026April 6, 2026

Global leaders are struggling in their efforts to find a way to end the American-Israeli war on Iran, and they are spooked about what President Trump might do next.

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Trump’s Lesson From Risky Rescue: Threaten to Go Harder at Iran
ByDavid E. Sanger April 5, 2026April 6, 2026

In an expletive-laced social media post, the president said Iran should open the Strait of Hormuz or he would bomb bridges and power plants.

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Trump Revels in Threats to Commit War Crimes in Iran
ByEdward Wong April 5, 2026April 6, 2026

The president said he would bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages.” Until this administration, American leaders had insisted they were trying to follow international law in war.

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Trump Seems Emboldened With New Threats in Truth Social Post Over Strait of Hormuz
ByDavid E. Sanger April 5, 2026April 5, 2026

In an expletive-filled social media post, Mr. Trump said Iran should open the Strait of Hormuz or he will bomb bridges and power plants.

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Iran’s Downing of Fighter Jet and U.S. Rescue Leave Both Sides Dangerously Emboldened
ByErika Solomon April 5, 2026April 5, 2026

After Iran shot down a U.S. plane and U.S. forces pulled off a risky ground operation to extricate a stranded airman, both sides claimed victory. That confidence could fuel further escalation.

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Trump Pledged a Quick End to the Iran War, but He Hasn’t Explained How
ByGreg Jaffe April 4, 2026April 4, 2026

President Trump bet that American firepower could cow Iran into compliance. So far, Iran’s leaders have been unwilling to quit.

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Iran Shoots Down U.S. Fighter Jet, Setting Off American Search and Rescue
ByEric Schmitt, Helene Cooper and Thomas Fuller April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

One crew member was rescued. The risky operation to find the second airman came as the United States and Israel struck infrastructure targets in Iran, prompting Iranian retaliation in the Gulf.

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