Trump set to hold press conference after profanity-laced post on Iran

Trump set to hold press conference after profanity-laced post on Iran April 6, 202612:08 PM ET Deepa Shivaram President Trump pauses as he finishes speaking about the Iran war during a prime-time address at the White House on April 1. Alex Brandon/Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/Pool/Getty Images Stay up to date with our Politics newsletter, sent weekly. President Trump is holding a press conference Monday afternoon, his first since the U.S. and Israel launched a war with Iran more than a month ago. Monday's press conference comes days after Trump formally addressed the nation from the White House last week and said the conflict would end "shortly." He criticized other countries, though didn't name any specifically, and said it was up to others to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the route through which 20% of the world's oil is transported. Watch the 1 p.m. ET news conference here: Iran's closure of the strait during the war has led to a jump in gas prices globally, hitting around $4 per gallon last week in the U.S. The president has also been threatening a surge in strikes on Iran Tuesday, unless the strait is reopened by tomorrow evening. "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran," Trump said on social media over the weekend, "Open the F***in' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH!" The post comes as negotiations between the U.S. and Iran have made some progress. A 45-day ceasefire proposal was submitted to the U.S. and Iran on Sunday. On Monday, Trump called the proposal "a significant step." The president has repeatedly said the war would last roughly six weeks. But now, in its sixth week, the timeline on when the war would end and how achievable Trump's objectives are remain unclear. Sponsor Message For weeks, Trump has been moving the goal posts on the administration's goals with Iran, including whether the U.S. will remove Iran's uranium stockpiles. Trump has also su...