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Trump: US has plan to destroy every bridge and every power plant in Iran within four hours at midnight
·Washington, D.C. / Tehran, Iran
President Trump announced on April 6 that the US had a detailed plan to destroy every bridge and every power plant in Iran within four hours if Tehran did not capitulate to his demands by midnight. Trump said Iran 'can be taken out in one night' and that the operation could begin 'tomorrow night.' The ultimatum — already pushed back twice — was set to expire at midnight ET on April 7.
In a forceful press statement on April 6 evening, President Trump declared that the US military had developed a detailed operational plan to strike every bridge and every power plant in Iran within a four-hour window at midnight. Trump stated Iran could be 'taken out in one night' and suggested the operation could begin 'tomorrow night' (April 7). Trump said he had been 'nice' by not striking during Easter, but that the deadline — already extended twice — was now firm. The ultimatum required Iran to accept terms to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and cease attacks on shipping and Gulf infrastructure. Iran had previously rejected the US ceasefire proposal; mediators from Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey were simultaneously pushing a phased framework that Iran had not formally accepted. The UN spokesman said attacks on civilian infrastructure 'could be war crimes.'
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Actor responses
Trump: 'We have a plan where every bridge in Iran will be decimated by 12 o'clock tomorrow night, every power plant will be out.'
Iran rejected the US ceasefire proposal. Khatam Al-Anbiya: 'American and Zionist enemies will face consequences.'
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