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President Donald Trump has established a specific deadline of Tuesday evening for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, warning of severe consequences if the country fails to comply, according to a Wall Street Journal interview conducted on Sunday.<\/p>

“If they don’t do something by Tuesday evening, they won’t have any power plants and they won’t have any bridges standing,” Trump stated during his conversation with the Journal.<\/p>

Following the interview, Trump posted a cryptic message on social media that read: “Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!” The post made no reference to Iran or provided additional context. White House representatives were unavailable for immediate comment regarding the social media message.<\/p>

Earlier on Sunday, Trump had previously indicated that Iran would face infrastructure strikes if the strait remained closed past Tuesday, though he had not specified an exact time until the Journal interview.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

President Donald Trump has established Tuesday evening as the final deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, threatening attacks on the country’s critical infrastructure if they fail to comply. In a Wall Street Journal interview, Trump warned that Iran’s power plants and bridges would be targeted if the deadline passes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":47527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775409744248.jpg?fit=450%2C299&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-cmA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":48196,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/major-saudi-bahrain-bridge-shuts-down-amid-iran-attack-fears-trump-deadline-looms\/","url_meta":{"origin":47528,"position":0},"title":"Major Saudi-Bahrain Bridge Shuts Down Amid Iran Attack Fears, Trump Deadline Looms","author":"Admin","date":"April 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Authorities have temporarily shut down the vital King Fahd Causeway connecting Saudi Arabia and Bahrain due to concerns about potential Iranian strikes. 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