US President Donald Trump extends his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by an additional 24 hours.“Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!” he writes on Truth Social, without elaborating.

This is the third time he has pushed off his ultimatum for Iran to reopen the strait or face an intense US bombing campaign of its energy sites.The first ultimatum was for five days, but he extended it by 10 more days late last month. The latter deadline was then supposed to expire on Monday before Trump’s latest delay.

Trump has threatened to blow up Iran energy sites if Tehran doesn’t reopen the strait, while also pushing the Islamic Republic to agree to a US proposal to end the war under which it would give up its enrichment program — something Iran has refused to do to date.

Times of Israel