President Trump delivered a stark warning to Iran early Tuesday, just hours before his deadline expires for the regime to make a peace deal and open the Strait of Hormuz:
A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 7, 2026
The president, who had previously issued several warnings to Tehran, reinforced his deadline, stating that Iran must fully comply with his terms by Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET. Trump has dubbed Tuesday as “Power Plant Day” and “Bridge Day,” insisting that Iran must open the Strait or they will “be living in Hell.”
Iran, though, rejected a Pakistani-brokered 45-day ceasefire, calling it “unrealistic.” In fact, they demanded a permanent end to hostilities, the lifting of sanctions, and reparations, seemingly under the false assertion that they have the standing to make their own demands.
