Timeline of Trump's deadline to Iran

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President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order to limit mail-in voting in the Oval Office of the White House on March 31, 2026
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As we've just heard, Trump is threatening to rain down "hell" on Iran if it doesn't "make a deal" or open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.
He's given many deadlines during the war, with this latest threat matching the 10-day pause in attacks on energy infrastructure he announced on 27 March.
Here's a timeline:
21 March: Trump said he would "hit and obliterate [Iran's] various power plants, starting with the biggest ones first" if Iran didn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours
23 March: He then said the two countries had had "very good and productive conversations" and said he would postpone any and all military strikes against energy infrastructure for five days
27 March: Trump said he would pause attacking Iranian energy plants for 10 days, in response to what he called a request from the Iranian government, bringing the deadline to 6 April
Today: He repeats his 27 March deadline, telling Iran it has 48 hours before "all Hell will reign down on them"