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Trump: April 7 is Iran's "deadline"
April 7 is the final deadline for Iran to accept US proposals and conclude a peace agreement. US President Donald Trump announced this while speaking to reporters in Washington on Monday.
He noted that Iran's latest proposals were "serious" but "insufficient" for the United States to stop the campaign against the country.
. @POTUS on Iran: "They%27ve made a proposal, and it%27s a significant proposal... it%27s not good enough, but it%27s a very significant step." pic.twitter.com/gUH6zPYt2L
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 6, 2026
Earlier, Trump sharply called on Iran to agree to a “deal” with the United States within 48 hours or, in any case, to open the Strait of Hormuz to shipping. Trump subsequently postponed the ultimatum until 20:00 on April 7, Washington time (4:00 on April 8, Moscow time). If Iran does not comply with its demands, Trump threatened new powerful strikes, including on power plants and other energy facilities in Iran. “They won’t have power plants, bridges, nothing,” Trump threatened.
. @POTUS : "Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon... They just don%27t want to say %27uncle.%27 They don%27t want to cry, as the expression goes, %27uncle%27 — but they will. And if they don%27t, they%27ll have no bridges. They%27ll have no power plants. They%27ll have no anything." pic.twitter.com/seK98WEXkp
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 6, 2026
Speaking at a White House news conference later Monday, Trump said Iran could be "destroyed overnight." “And this night could already be tomorrow,” he added. According to Trump, four hours after the ultimatum expires, “all power plants” and “all bridges” in Iran could be destroyed.
. @POTUS : "We have a plan, because of the power of our military, where every bridge in Iran will be decimated by 12 o'clock tomorrow night, where every power plant in Iran will be out of business...it%27ll happen over a period of 4hrs if we want it to. We don't want that to happen." pic.twitter.com/965HCIV9HB
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 6, 2026
Asked whether targeting civilian infrastructure would be a war crime, Trump noted that Iranian authorities have killed, he said, 45,000 protesters in recent months. "They are animals and they need to be stopped," he said, noting that it would be a crime to allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons.
Human rights activists claim that thousands of protesters have been killed; according to some sources, their number has exceeded 10 thousand. The Iranian authorities themselves admitted the death of several thousand people, noting that these were violent clashes, and there were also killed among security forces.
The president stressed that the war will end “very quickly” if Iran agrees to the “deal.” Tehran continues to reject US demands.
Earlier on Monday, Pakistan handed over its version of the peace plan to the United States and Iran, Reuters reported, citing sources.
According to the agency's interlocutors, Islamabad, as a mediator, offers an immediate ceasefire, which will allow shipping to resume through the Strait of Hormuz. The parties are then given 15–20 days to agree on a broader agreement. The final negotiations with the signing of the document should take place in Islamabad.
The final agreement is expected to include Iran's commitment not to develop nuclear weapons in exchange for the lifting of sanctions and the release of frozen assets.
On the evening of April 6, the Iranian agency IRNA reported that in response to the peace initiative, Iran conveyed its 10-point proposals to the United States through Pakistan. Tehran, according to the agency, rejected the ceasefire, insisting on the need for a long-term peace agreement. Iran's demands also include the lifting of sanctions and the development of a protocol to ensure safe transit in the Strait of Hormuz.
The US President, according to CNN , citing sources, also did not support the project. At the same time, the White House notes that we are talking about “one of the ideas.”
Axios previously reported that the United States and Iran, with the participation of regional mediators, are discussing the option of a 45-day ceasefire. The publication's sources believe that the chances of an agreement in the next 48 hours are slim, but this is the last attempt to avoid a serious escalation.
On April 4, US President Donald Trump said that in two days “all hell will fall on Iran” if Tehran does not agree to the deal and open the Strait of Hormuz. He later delayed the start of the strikes to 8:00 pm ET on April 7.
According to Axios, the United States and Israel already have a plan for massive attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure. In response, Tehran is expected to attack energy facilities in the Gulf countries.
- Israel and the US have been carrying out strikes on Iran since February 28. Trump says the main goal of the operation is to prevent Iran from becoming the owner of nuclear weapons. After the outbreak of hostilities, Iran actually closed the Strait of Hormuz, which is strategically important for the global energy market.
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