Tehran, April 7, 2026 (AFP) - New strikes in Tehran as deadline looms for Trump threat to infrastructure

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2026-04-07

New strikes rocked Tehran on Tuesday with Iran showing no sign of backing down as a US deadline loomed for it to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or have its civilian infrastructure "decimated", according to President Donald Trump. The US leader has warned that unless Tehran allows free passage through the strategic oil chokepoint by midnight GMT, the United States will unleash what he called the "complete demolition" of Iran's critical infrastructure......

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