Dubai: Time is running out and only 48 hours are left before all hell breaks loose on Iran, Donald Trump warned Tehran on Saturday as he fired a fresh salvo amid the ongoing conflict. The US president reminded Iran of the April 6 deadline, which he set to make a deal or open the Strait of Hormuz, or face dire consequences.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, “Remember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT. Time is running out – 48 hours before all Hell will rain down on them. Glory be to GOD!”
Earlier, Trump had extended the deadline to reopen the critical energy chokepoint by 10 days, pushing it to April 6 after expressing optimism about ongoing talks with Iran.
When Donald Trump launched Operation Epic Fury with Israel on February 28, his administration laid out a broad set of goals: dismantle Iran’s missile capabilities, cripple its navy, and block any path to a nuclear weapon.
More than a month into the conflict, those objectives appear to have shifted repeatedly — expanding, shrinking, and at times contradicting one another.
In just the fifth week of the war, Trump said the conflict had “nothing to do with oil,” only to later suggest the US should “take the oil & make a fortune.” He has alternated between declaring the war nearly over and warning of weeks of intensified strikes on infrastructure. Within days, his stance on the Strait of Hormuz also shifted — from saying other nations could reopen it once the US withdrew, to asserting that Washington could “easily” handle it itself.
