Top updates: Trump extends deadline for Iran to open Strait of Hormuz or face strikes on power grids

United States President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he was once again postponing the deadline for Iran to fully open the Strait of Hormuz to shipping or face strikes on its power plants.

Citing ongoing talks with Tehran to end the conflict, the president said that he would hold off for 10 more days before targeting the plants.

“As per Iranian Government request, please let this statement serve to represent that I am pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction by 10 Days to Monday, April 6, 2026…” he said on social media.

This is the second time that Trump has postponed his deadline. He first announced Washington’s intention to strike the plants on March 21 and gave Iran 48 hours to open up the strait. Two days later, he extended this deadline to Friday.

Here are more top updates from the conflict in West Asia:

• Iran has repeatedly denied that any negotiations are taking place to end the conflict and has claimed that the Trump administration’s statements were aimed at trying to calm international markets, The New York Times reported.
• Trump’s extensions come amid Iran effectively blocking the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterbody connecting the Gulf to the Arabian Sea, for most international commercial vessels since the start of the conflict. About 20% of global...

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