Trump reveals his exact deadline before he unleashes ‘hell’ on Iran after profanity-laced threats

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump reveals his exact deadline before he unleashes ‘hell’ on Iran after profanity-laced threatsAsked about the risk to the Iranian people, the president insists ‘the civilians want me to do it’Rhian Lubin in New York Sunday 05 April 2026 21:38 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952203","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-deadline-strait-of-hormuz-b2952203.html","title":"Trump reveals his exact deadline before he unleashes ‘hell’ on Iran "}}CloseNetanyahu congratulates Trump on rescue of stranded airman from IranSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}President...