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Iran cuts all diplomatic and indirect communications with the US — diplomacy dead 3 hours before deadline
·Tehran / Washington D.C.
Iran has cut off all diplomatic and indirect communication channels with the United States, according to a White House statement and reports from multiple officials. Message exchanges have been suspended and diplomatic efforts frozen. The severance came just hours before Trump's 8PM ET deadline for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and after Trump's Truth Social post warning that 'a whole civilization will die tonight.' The move represents a complete breakdown of the diplomatic channel at the most critical moment.
Iran has suspended all direct and indirect communication channels with the United States, the White House confirmed on April 7. The suspension of message exchanges and diplomatic efforts came approximately 3 hours before Trump's 8PM ET deadline on the Strait of Hormuz. A Middle East official stated that Iran intended the severance as a signal of disapproval and defiance following Trump's 'destroy your whole civilization' post. Markets are now pricing in the consequences of no diplomatic resolution before the deadline. The communication cutoff eliminates any last-minute diplomatic off-ramp and makes military escalation near-certain if Iran does not capitulate.
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Diplomacy just died. Iran cuts all direct communications with the US after Trump's 'destroy your whole civilization' threat. Signal of defiance sent. Markets pricing in what happens next.