Trump’s Iran deadline ticks closer. Where do things stand now?
President Trump is threatening to destroy the nation of Iran if a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is not reached by 8 p.m. ET Tuesday.
“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” the president wrote on his social media platform.
“I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.”
The U.S. and Iran are holding indirect talks on ways to pause, or end, the war. But there’s no real sign of progress.
As Trump’s latest deadline for a deal with Iran ticks closer, where do things stand now?
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“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” the president wrote on his social media platform.
“I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.”
The U.S. and Iran are holding indirect talks on ways to pause, or end, the war. But there’s no real sign of progress.
As Trump’s latest deadline for a deal with Iran ticks closer, where do things stand now?
For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
This episode was produced by Brianna Scott and Karen Zamora.
It was edited by Rebekah Metzler, Andrew Sussman and Patrick Jarenwattananon.
Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.
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President Trump is threatening to destroy the nation of Iran if a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is not reached by 8 p.m. ET Tuesday.
“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” the president wrote on his social media platform.
“I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.”
The U.S. and Iran are holding indirect talks on ways to pause, or end, the war. But there’s no real sign of progress.
As Trump’s latest deadline for a deal with Iran ticks closer, where do things stand now?
For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
This episode was produced by Brianna Scott and Karen Zamora.
It was edited by Rebekah Metzler, Andrew Sussman and Patrick Jarenwattananon.
Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.
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“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” the president wrote on his social media platform.
“I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.”
The U.S. and Iran are holding indirect talks on ways to pause, or end, the war. But there’s no real sign of progress.
As Trump’s latest deadline for a deal with Iran ticks closer, where do things stand now?
For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
This episode was produced by Brianna Scott and Karen Zamora.
It was edited by Rebekah Metzler, Andrew Sussman and Patrick Jarenwattananon.
Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.
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2026-04-07
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