Trump hints at further delaying the destruction of Iran's energy facilities.
On April 5, Xinhua News Agency reported from Washington that U.S. President Trump stated on social media, "8 PM Eastern Time on Tuesday (the 7th)." Some media interpreted this as him once again postponing the final deadline set for the operation to destroy Iran's energy facilities, delaying it by one more day.
Earlier that day, he had mentioned this operation's new deadline on social media. In his post, he said, "April 7 will be Iran's power plant day and bridge day," implying a fierce bombing of Iran's power plants and bridges. Additionally, in a media interview, he stated that if Iran does not reach an agreement with the U.S. soon, he would order to "blow everything up" and "take over the oil."
On March 26, Trump announced a 10-day delay for the operation to destroy Iran's energy facilities, extending the deadline to 8 PM Eastern Time on April 6. This is already the second time he has postponed this deadline.
U.S. President Trump announced a new deadline of April 7, 2020, for the planned airstrikes on Iranian energy facilities, indicating a delay from the previous date. He threatened to bomb Iranian power plants and bridges if an agreement is not reached with Iran. This marks the second postponement of the operation, which was initially set for March 26, 2020.
- Trump announced a new deadline for the destruction of Iranian energy facilities on April 7, 2020.
- This is the second time Trump has delayed the operation.
- He threatened to bomb Iranian power plants and bridges if no agreement is reached.
- The previous deadline was set for April 6, 2020.