{"id":2444,"date":"2026-03-27T00:51:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T00:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=2444"},"modified":"2026-03-27T00:51:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T00:51:46","slug":"trump-extends-his-deadline-for-iran-to-reopen-the-strait-of-hormuz-to-april-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=2444","title":{"rendered":"Trump extends his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to April 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Iran and the United States appeared at an impasse Thursday, hardening their positions over ceasefire talks and setting the stage for another potential escalation in\u00a0the Middle East war\u00a0as thousands more U.S. troops neared the region.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump extended his deadline for Iran to open\u00a0the Strait of Hormuz\u00a0to April 6, and Tehran tightened its grip on the crucial strait while Israel poured more troops into southern Lebanon to fight the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.<\/p>\n

Sirens over Israel warned of barrages of\u00a0incoming Iranian missiles, and Gulf nations worked to intercept fire.\u00a0Heavy strikes\u00a0were reported in Iran\u2019s capital and other cities.<\/p>\n

In a war that appears defined by\u00a0who can take the most pain, the U.S. has offered shifting objectives, including ensuring Iran\u2019s missile and nuclear programs are no longer a threat and ending Tehran\u2019s support for armed groups in the region. Washington at one point also pushed for the overthrow of Iran\u2019s theocracy.<\/p>\n

While the U.S.-Israeli campaign has hit Iran\u2019s military and government hard, killing top leaders and striking scores of targets, Iran\u00a0continues to fire missiles, and there is no sign of an uprising against the government.<\/p>\n

Surviving could be seen as victory<\/p>\n

for Iran<\/p>\n

For Iran\u2019s leadership, by contrast, merely outlasting the onslaught could be seen as victory. It may be hoping to get the U.S. to back down by roiling the world economy with its stranglehold on the\u00a0the strait,\u00a0which has disrupted oil and natural gas shipments and raised prices worldwide for energy and other goods.<\/p>\n

Short of a negotiated solution, the U.S. would need a dramatic escalation to end Iran\u2019s attacks and restore the free flow of goods through the strait, where 20% of all traded oil and natural gas is transported in peacetime. Iran rejected a ceasefire proposal put forth by the U.S., while\u00a0putting forth its own demands.<\/p>\n

Trump has vowed to strike Iran\u2019s power plants if it does not fully reopen the strait. His new deadline pulls back on his earlier threat to bombing Iran\u2019s energy plants if Tehran did not open the critical waterway.<\/p>\n

Iran had threatened to retaliate against the region\u2019s vital infrastructure, like desalination facilities, if Trump followed through. Trump said he was holding off on carrying out his threat because talks aimed at ending the conflict are going \u201cvery well.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Gulf Arab bloc said Thursday that Iran is now exacting tolls from ships to ensure their safe passage through the waterway.<\/p>\n

Iran seen as operating Strait of Hormuz as \u2018de facto toll booth\u2019<\/p>\n

Iran has been blocking ships from the strait that it perceives as linked to the U.S. and Israeli war effort, while letting through a trickle of others. Trump said during a Cabinet meeting Thursday that Iran is allowing some oil tankers through as a sign of good faith for talks.<\/p>\n

Jasem Mohamed al-Budaiwi, secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council, a bloc of six Gulf Arab nations, said Iran was charging for safe passage.<\/p>\n

Lloyd\u2019s List Intelligence called it a \u201cde facto \u2018toll booth\u2019 regime,\u201d saying that at least two vessels have paid in yuan, China\u2019s currency.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s grip on the strait and relentless attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure have sent Brent crude, the international standard, up more than 40% since the war started.<\/p>\n

Israel said it killed the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard\u2019s navy, Commodore Alireza Tangsiri, and the country\u2019s naval intelligence chief, Behnam Rezaei. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Tangsiri was responsible for bombing operations that have blocked ships from crossing the Strait of Hormuz. Iran did not immediately acknowledge the killings.<\/p>\n

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