Iran War Live Updates: Trump Issues Grave Threats as Hormuz Deadline Draws Closer ^44%

The New York Times - By Ravi Mattu, Tyler Pager, Farnaz Fassihi - 4/7/2026, 7:09 AM

Negativity Bias 16.1% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 11% - Appeal to Authority 10.1%

President Trump threatened to wipe out a “whole civilization” on Tuesday, hours before his deadline for Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face a wave of strikes on critical infrastructure. Mr. Trump issued the grave warning in a post on social media as Israel and Iran launched a new round of attacks in the Middle East. The... more