Trump says Iran has 48 hours to make deal as search for US pilot continues
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“Trump does not reference downed jet in post but points to a US-set deadline for Iran to make deal and open the Strait of Hormuz.”
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— On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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— During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump enacted a series of steep tariffs affecting nearly all goods imported into the country. From January to April 2025, the overall a…
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— Trump Always Chickens Out (TACO) is a term that gained prominence in May 2025 after many threats and reversals during the trade war US president Donald Trump initiated with his administration's "Liber…
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“United States President Donald Trump has issued another threat to Iran, writing that it has two days to 'make a deal or open up the Hormuz strait'.”
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— On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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— On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the 2026 Iran war. The operation was an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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— The Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for global energy trade, has experienced ongoing geopolitical and economic disruption since 28 February 2026, following joint military strikes by the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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“Iran has claimed responsibility for the downing, the first of its kind since the US and Israeli launched attacks on Iran on February 28.”
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— In 2024, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict escalated to a series of direct confrontations between the two countries in April, July, and October that year. On 1 April, Israel bombed an Iranian consulate c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iran–Israel_conflict
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— On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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— Since the 2026 Iran war began with a series of attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran on February 28, 2026, following the breakdown of US-Iran talks and negotiations, locations across Is…
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“A separate incident on Friday saw Iran claim it shot down an A-10 Warthog near the Strait of Hormuz.”
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“Trump’s post focused on a 10-day deadline he announced on March 26.”
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“He had called on Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz to international traffic, or else face the 'destruction' of its energy plants.”
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“That 10-day period is set to expire on Monday.”
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“Trump wrote: 'Remember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT,'”
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“Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran remained open to diplomacy after rejecting an 'unreasonable' 15-point plan put forward by the Trump administration.”
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“The US has argued that Iran’s demand to maintain 'sovereignty' over the Strait of Hormuz is a non-starter.”
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“Pakistan has indicated it will continue to try to support ceasefire negotiations despite ongoing 'obstacles'.”
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“NBC News reported on Friday that Trump did not believe the incident would affect any negotiations with Iran.”
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“More than 100 international law experts published an open letter warning that targeting civilian infrastructure is a violation of the Geneva Convention.”
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