Yossi Schwartz ISL (RCIT section in Israel/Occupied Palestine). 07.04.2026
On March 21, Trump demanded that the Strait of Hormuz be opened within two days – “otherwise we will destroy the power plants!” He then issued an ultimatum for April 6, but he said he was “stopping the destruction at Iran’s request.” On April 4, he extended the time for the ultimatum by a day and threatened: “Open the f*** strait, crazy bastards.” After claiming that negotiations are underway? It is doubtful whether the deadline set by the President of the United States will not be extended this time as well. On Sunday, Trump issued a renewed ultimatum to Iran, setting it for 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 3:00 p.m. Israel time. From Tuesday to Wednesday. On Tuesday evening, Trump reiterated the same deadline but said negotiations with Iran were progressing, claiming they were being conducted “in good faith.”
At the same time, Trump threatened that within four hours, the Americans could destroy all power plants and bridges in Iran, “but we don’t want to.” Yesterday, he wrote on the Internet, “Tuesday will be the day of the power plants and the day of the bridges in Iran. There will be nothing like it!! Open up the mad strait, crazy bastards like you, or you’ll live in hell.” He updated the time “Tuesday, 8 p.m. Eastern Time!” — and repeated it last night.
But this is far from the first time in the past two weeks that Trump has threatened to hit Iran’s power plants. According to the liberal Zionist newspaper Haaretz, the New York Times published a timeline of Trump’s previous deadlines for Iran regarding the Strait of Hormuz:
March 21: In a social media post, Trump declared that if Iran did not “completely open” the strait within 48 hours, the United States would “destroy their various power plants, starting with the largest!”
March 23: Two days after the first threat, Trump said the United States had held “productive” talks with Iran and ordered the Pentagon to postpone any attack on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days. Iranian officials have publicly denied that any talks are taking place.
March 26: Amid a plunge on Wall Street, Trump sets a renewed ultimatum for 10 days later, for April 6 at 8 p.m., saying he is “halting the period of destruction of energy plants” at the request of the Iranian government.
March 30: Trump claimed that “great progress” had been made in negotiations to end the war. At the same time, he threatened that if an agreement is not reached and the Strait of Hormuz is not opened immediately, as he put it, the United States will destroy all of Iran’s power plants and oil wells, as well as the “oil island” of Kharg – “possibly all” of the desalination plants.
April 1: Trump said Iran had asked for a ceasefire, a claim that the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman called “false and baseless.” On social media, a president of the United States wrote that Washington would consider a ceasefire only when the strait was “open, free and clean.” He added: “Until then, we will crush Iran to the point of total destruction or – as they say – we will take them back to the Stone Age!!.”
April 4: Two days before the postponed deadline for the opening of the strait, Trump says that “time is running out — 48 hours before all hell falls on them.” His post came after several contradictory statements in the days leading up to it, in which he alternately attacked allies for not working to open the strait themselves, saying it would open naturally.
April 5: Less than two days before the ultimatum expired, Trump changed the date again — and after that extreme tweet in which he called the Iranians “crazy bastards,” he set it for Tuesday, 8 p.m. Eastern Time.
April 6: In response to a question at the press conference, Trump said that the Iranians “in principle” have until 8 p.m. tomorrow, but stressed that negotiations are underway. “I think it’s going well,” he added, before threatening to destroy the power plants and bridges within four hours, until midnight, if an agreement is not reached.
He is delusional, he has lost control,” Iran responded. Aside from an irritable tongue, Trump is characterized by instability and a lack of trust in him. He is Netanyahu’s perfect partner.
Although there is an impression that Trump is very interested in leaving the trap and leaving the war with empty declarations of victory, there is a possibility that he will enter a long war that will end as the occupation of Afghanistan ended. But in this case, there is a good chance that he will be ousted after the midterm elections.
Whether he leaves the war now or enters a long war, Netanyahu will be left alone. Israel without the United States has no chance of defeating Iran, and the continuation of the war could be the digging of the grave of the Zionist state.