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2026-04-07 13:46:27
[Pentagon Briefing Cancelled: Trump Threatens to Destroy Power Plants and Bridges on Iran Deadline] (1) A briefing scheduled for Tuesday morning at the Pentagon was cancelled. The briefing, which was to be chaired by Defense Secretary Hergese and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Kaine, was scheduled to take place just 12 hours before Trump’s deadline for Iran. Trump demanded that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz or he would bomb its power plants and bridges. (2) Trump posted on social media that “Tuesday will be Iran’s Power Plant Day and Bridge Day” and threatened to “open the Strait or live in hell.” No official explanation was given for the cancellation of the briefing. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which was restricted by Iran, caused turmoil in the global oil market, with gasoline prices and other costs soaring. (3) On Monday, Trump attended a White House press conference with Hergese and Kaine to discuss operational objectives and the rescue of a U.S. military pilot who ejected over Iran. Trump did not specify what actions would be taken after the deadline, but threatened that "every bridge in Iran will be destroyed by midnight tomorrow, and every power plant will be shut down."
