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

Trump extends Iran deal deadline to Tuesday, warning of severe consequences if negotiations fail, amid ongoing tensions and threats.

President Donald Trump has pushed back a deadline for Iran to cut a deal or open the Strait of Hormuz from Monday (April 6, 2026) to Tuesday (April 7), the latest of several deadline delays, and threatened that without a deal “Hell will reign down on them.”

Mr. Trump's previous deadline was for March 23, but that shifted several times over the ensuing weeks as Mr. 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. Mr. Trump, speaking with reporters, said he's “not at all” concerned about committing war crimes with such attacks.

On March 21, Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social that if Iran doesn't “FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS.”