Iran showed no sign of accepting Donald Trump's ultimatum to open the Strait of Hormuz by the end of Tuesday, and the US president said "a whole civilization will die tonight" unless Tehran reached ​a last-minute deal. Workers remove debris at Tehran's Sharif University of Technology complex that Iranian authorities say was hit early Monday by a U.S.-Israeli strike, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, April 6, 2026. US president Donald Trump has repeated threats to destroy Iran’s power plants unless it allows shipping traffic to fully resume through the Strait of Hormuz. Since the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, Iran has effectively closed it to nearly all ships apart from its own. At a press conference on Monday, Mr Trump doubled down: "Every bridge in Iran will be decimated," he threatened.

Source: Irish Examiner April 07, 2026 15:46 UTC