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Trump deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz and threats to target Iran power plants

April 5, 2026The Kobeissi Letter, James DePorre, Lance Breitstein

Posts amplify Trump style deadline diplomacy around reopening the Strait of Hormuz, including explicit threats to strike Iranian power plants, and treat it as a binary escalation trigger with immediate geopolitical and market consequences.

BREAKING: President Trump tells Iran “open the f***** Strait of Hormuz, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in hell.”
Trump declares Tuesday as “power plant and bridge day.”
The Nasdaq 100 Futures are down 0.6% after President Trump threatens strikes on Iran’s power plants and bridges.
Your daily dose of “Did our President ACTUALLY tweet that!?”
Trump delays previous Monday Iran deadline: ‘Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!’ - WSJ
President Trump's "48 hour deadline" has just been extended to 82 hours for Iran:
Trump: Iran deal possible by Tuesday, otherwise "I am blowing up everything," per Axios
TRUMP SAYS HE BELIEVES HE CAN GET A DEAL WITH IRAN BY MONDAY, IRAN NEGOTIATING NOW -FOX NEWS INTERVIEW
President Trump says "there is a good chance [Iran makes a deal], but if they don't make a deal, I am blowing up everything over there," per Axios.
Trump: "Open the F*ckin’ Strait, you crazy b*stards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah."
BREAKING: President Trump announces he will be having a news conference with the US Military at 1 PM ET tomorrow.
BREAKING: President Trump appears to move the "48 hour deadline" on Iran back to Tuesday at 8 PM ET, 34 hours after the initial deadline.
TRUMP TO WSJ: U.S. WILL TARGET IRAN'S POWER PLANTS IF THEY DON'T OPEN STRAIT OF HORMUZ BY TUESDAY EVENING
The Iran war won't last forever. I give it a few more weeks of bombing at best.
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