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Trump has repeatedly delayed deadlines for Iran, but suggests Tuesday’s is final

By JESSE BEDAYN and MICHELLE PRICE
Updated 11:01 PM CDT, April 6, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pushed back a deadline for Iran to cut a deal or open the Strait of Hormuz from Monday to Tuesday, the latest of several deadline delays, and threatened that without a deal “Hell will reign down on them.”

Trump’s previous deadline was for March 23, but that shifted several times over the ensuing weeks as Trump oscillated between heated threats, announced delays and proclamations that the negotiations were going well, sometimes in the same statement.

Iran rejected the latest ceasefire proposal, the country’s state-run IRNA news agency reported Monday. Shortly after, Trump gave an ominous warning to Iran if it didn’t capitulate, and suggested Tuesday’s 8 p.m. deadline was final.

“They’ll have no bridges. They’ll have no power plants. They’ll have no anything,” he said.

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres warned the U.S. that attacks on civilian infrastructure is banned under international law, according to his spokesperson. Trump, speaking with reporters, said he’s “not at all” concerned about committing war crimes with such attacks.

Here are some of Trump’s deadlines and threats, and what happened next. ...

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All DHS workers to be paid by end of week for past 6 weeks of shutdown

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Chimney Rock, North Carolina — Markwayne Mullin, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, promised Tuesday that DHS employees affected by the ongoing government shutdown can expect to receive paychecks by the end of the week.

Mullin, who was traveling for his first official visit as DHS secretary, in Chimney Rock, North Carolina, said department employees who've been working without pay for the past six weeks would see the missing payments covering recent pay periods in their accounts soon.

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Democrat swing candidate called Biden's border handling 'a huge misstep' after backing his approach as mayor

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A Democratic candidate is facing scrutiny over an apparent reversal on the southern border as she seeks to flip a battleground House seat this year.

Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti recently criticized former President Joe Biden's handling of the southern border, calling it "a huge misstep" and "really terrible" during a March podcast appearance.

The House hopeful, however, did not appear to publicly criticize the administration’s border policies when Biden was president.

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Blanche invokes Trump ‘love’ when asked about staying on after Bondi

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche showered President Donald Trump with praise during a Justice Department anti-fraud press conference and said any decision on permanently replacing Pam Bondi was up to the president.

"As to whether or not I want this job, I did not ask for this job. I love working for President Trump," Blanche said in his first public remarks since Bondi's firing. "It's the greatest honor of a lifetime, and if President Trump chooses to keep me as acting, that's an honor. If he chooses to nominate me, that's an honor."

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French couple leave Iran after more than three years in jail

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris are on their way home after being allowed to leave the country, the French president says.
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One gunman killed and two injured in shooting at Israeli consulate in Istanbul

  • News source: BBC News - World
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No Israeli diplomats are currently in Turkey and the Istanbul consulate has been empty for the past two-and-a-half years.
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What the US military could do if Iran fails to meet Trump's ultimatum

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The US can do a lot of damage to civilian infrastructure but military experts say it's not feasible to carry out all Trump's threats.
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche open to serving in job permanently

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday that he'd be willing to serve as the attorney general permanently if asked by President Trump, after Pam Bondi was ousted from the post last week.

Speaking at a press conference to announce the creation of a new National Fraud Enforcement Division, Blanche introduced himself as the acting attorney general, even though Bondi's portrait is still hanging on the walls throughout the building, and said he still planned to travel with her Wednesday to a previously scheduled event.

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Spanberger dodges questions on whether she would reverse sanctuary policy as DHS turns up heat

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RICHMOND, VA — Virginia's Democratic Governor Abigail Spanberger on Tuesday ignored questions on whether she would entertain calls from the Department of Homeland Security to end sanctuary policies in the state.

"Governor Spanberger must end her sanctuary policies that allow these illegal aliens onto our streets and work with DHS to protect the citizens of the commonwealth," the agency said in a post to social media.

Virginia — and in particular Fairfax County — has made headlines in recent weeks for a string of deadly attacks carried out by...
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Second choke point crisis looms as Houthis threaten key Red Sea shipping lane

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Iran-backed Houthi forces are raising the prospect of a second global shipping choke point in the Red Sea, threatening to deepen pressure on energy markets and global trade as the conflict with Iran intensifies.

The Houthis entered the conflict in early April with missile and drone strikes on Israel and have since warned they could target shipping in the Bab al-Mandeb — a narrow corridor linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden — raising concerns the war could expand beyond the Strait of Hormuz and further disrupt global trade.

Analysts warn that if...
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Iranians form human chains at bridges and power plants

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Tehran had urged people to gather outside potential US and Israeli targets after Donald Trump threatened to attack civilian infrastructure.
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Trump Iran threat sparks calls for his ouster, but one Dem says effort ‘not realistic’

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Dozens of congressional Democrats are demanding that Republicans remove President Donald Trump for his latest threat against Iran, but one lawmaker says the idea isn’t "realistic."

Several congressional Democrats want to invoke the 25th Amendment, a decades-old addition to the Constitution that empowers a president’s Cabinet to remove him from office if he is unable to do the job.

Some Democrats are arguing that Trump’s latest threat against Iran on Truth Social — where he declared that a "whole civilization will die tonight" unless his demands to...
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Trump's threat to end Iranian 'civilization' sparks uproar on Capitol Hill

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President Donald Trump's escalating threats against Iran sparked fierce bipartisan backlash on Capitol Hill, with some lawmakers calling for his removal from office.

Trump warned Tuesday that a "whole civilization will die tonight" unless Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway responsible for one-fifth of the world’s oil supply.

"I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. "However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds...
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DeSantis targets ‘jihad’ with hardline Florida terror crackdown

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Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday creating a state process to designate terrorist organizations and penalize universities that support them, part of what he described as a crackdown on Islamic extremism in Florida.

DeSantis, standing behind a sign denouncing Sharia law, said during the bill signing Monday that the legislation was designed to protect Floridians and their tax dollars.

"We’ll do millions for public safety, millions for education, but never one red cent for jihad," DeSantis said, noting that "the federal government does this all...
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Trump’s apocalyptic Iran warning raises stakes for sweeping US strike threat

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President Donald Trump warned that "a whole civilization will die tonight" as a deadline looms for Iran to agree to U.S. demands, escalating his rhetoric even as last-minute negotiations continue through intermediaries to avert sweeping military strikes.

Trump has set a Tuesday night deadline for Iran to accept terms that include reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil artery, as U.S. officials — including Vice President JD Vance — continue back-channel talks through intermediaries such as Pakistan.

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Tennessee Senate passes bill criminalizing migrants who defy deportation orders

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Tennessee Republicans are moving to criminalize immigration violations at the state level with a bill that would make it a crime for migrants to remain in the Volunteer State after a final deportation order.

The measure, which passed the Republican-controlled Senate on a 26-6 vote, would require illegal immigrants with a removal order to leave Tennessee within 90 days or face a Class A misdemeanor. The House previously passed the measure 73-22.

Violators would face up to 11 months and 29 days in jail, a fine of up to $2,500, or both. The bill also...
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Graham eyes ‘down payment’ on Trump-backed SAVE Act without Democratic support

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A top Senate Republican is eyeing a way to put a "down payment" on Trump-backed voter ID legislation through a party-line bill later in the year.

The Senate has been debating the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act for almost a month. But without Democratic votes to break the filibuster, the legislation has no chance of passing.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., wants to put portions of the voter ID and citizenship verification legislation into a budget reconciliation package, which requires only Republican votes to pass.

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Tracking recent US-Israeli strikes on Iranian infrastructure

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Attacks have targeted bridges, steel plants and pharmaceutical facilities, verified videos show.
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Wireless Festival cancelled after Kanye West blocked from coming to UK

  • News source: BBC News - World
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West was due to headline the festival in July but drew criticism over past antisemitic comments.
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Has Artemis II shown we can land on the Moon again?

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The Artemis II mission has been near flawless to date, but has the test flight shown Nasa is ready to send humans to the lunar surface?
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US journalist Shelly Kittleson to be released after kidnap in Iraq, militia says

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Kataib Hezbollah says the release comes on condition that she leave Iraq immediately.
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WHO suspends Gaza medical evacuations after contractor killed by Israeli troops

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Israel's military says troops fired at a vehicle driven by the Palestinian because they believed it posed "an immediate threat".
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Chilean woman accused of Pinochet-era kidnaps loses Australia extradition battle

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Adriana Rivas moved from Chile to Australia in the 1970s, working there as a nanny and cleaner.
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One dead as train travelling 99mph collides with lorry in France

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The lorry driver is in custody after the train driver died during the collision in northern France.
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Trump calls into Vance-Orban Hungary event: 'My kind of people'

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President Donald Trump, hours away from the deadline he put on Iran to reach a deal, took a few moments on Tuesday to hail Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in an impromptu call-in to a campaign rally address by Vice President JD Vance.

"Mr. President, you are on with about 5,000 Hungarian patriots, and I think they love you even more than they love Viktor Orban," Vance told the president in a call that blared over the speakers at the event in Hungary.

Speaking by phone to what attendees described as roughly 5,000 supporters before Sunday's...
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Ex-Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene joins left-wing calls for the 25th amendment as Iran deadline nears

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Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called for President Donald Trump to be removed from office via the 25th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

"25TH AMENDMENT!!! Not a single bomb has dropped on America. We cannot kill an entire civilization. This is evil and madness," Greene wrote on X.

Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment.

Greene's post featured a screenshot of Trump's Tuesday Truth Social post in which he ominously warned that Iran's "civilization will die tonight."

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