Trump Sets Strait of Hormuz Deadline, Threatens to Bomb Iranian Infrastructure

Trump set an 8 p.m. ET Monday deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

He warned that the US would escalate strikes to include bombing energy infrastructure.

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Iran rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal, countering with a demand for a permanent end to the war.

Trump threatened to continue with ferocious, unyielding resolve despite only 27% approval.

Trump threatened to bomb Iranian energy infrastructure and bridges.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi said the US brought the Strait closure upon itself.

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Attacking civilian infrastructure would be a war crime under international law.

Trump was asked if he was concerned about committing a war crime and replied, No.

Four Iranian army officers were killed during the US rescue operation.

“United States President Donald Trump has announced that the US military has rescued a missing American fighter jet crew member in Iran”

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The house where Trump wrote his post was hit by insurgent rockets hours after the extraction.

Iranian defenses successfully downed a US C-130 transport plane over the Gulf, a blow that derived directly from the escalation of strikes.

Congressional Democrats demanded emergency briefings on the constitutional basis for strikes.

The Atlantic Council called the campaign a high-risk gamble with unclear objectives.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Polling found American support for the war sharply divided.