A Deadline to Reopen Hormuz 4/7/26

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🗓️ 7 April 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

President Trump is threatening Iran that “a whole civilization will die tonight” unless a deal is struck tonight to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. CNBC’s Dan Murphy reports from Dubai. The Artemis II crew is on its way home from the farthest away any human has ever been. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman discusses the agency’s space strategy into 2027 and beyond. Paul, Weiss Global Chair of M&A Robert Kindler advised Comcast in its $72 billion acquisition of AT&T Broadband and Time Warner Cable in its $78.7 billion acquisition by Charter Communications. Today, Kindler weighs in on Bill Ackman’s $64B pitch for Universal Music, the politics in business, and the IPO pipeline in 2026. Plus, the University of Michigan Wolverines have won the NCAA Championship. A block Dan Murphy 3:23 B block Robert Kindler 18:59 C block Jared Isaacman 35:07 In this episode: Dan Murphy, @dan_murphy Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	bring in show music please.
0:04.3	Hi, I'm CNBC producer Katie Kramer. Today on Squawk Pod.
0:09.9	Deadline approaching, President Trump says Iran has until today to reopen the straight of Hormuz.
0:15.6	Every power plant in Iran will be out of business burning, exploding, and never to be used again.
0:23.9	An agreement may be unlikely.
0:26.1	It's hard to say God bless the people of Iran and then say you're going to bomb the civilization.
0:30.8	Tension from investors around the world is high.
0:34.5	The countdown is on. President Trump has blinked before.
0:40.3	Today we're going to find out if he blinks again.
0:41.9	Let's make a deal?
0:46.1	One of Wall Street's Deans of Mergers and Acquisitions, Robert Kindler, of Paul Weiss,
0:49.0	on the boardroom deals America's business love most. These are deals that started probably six, eight months ago and just happened to beginning an ounce now.
0:56.2	Plus, the Artemis II astronauts crossed the dark side of the moon and are headed back home.
1:01.7	NASA administrator Jerich Isaacman joins us.
1:04.3	We're going back to the playbook that worked for us on July 20th, 1969. We're bringing it back.
1:09.7	We're launching missions with greater frequency.
1:12.2	Artemis 3 in 2027. Again, we'll be very Apollo 9-like. And we're inspired.
1:17.2	I thought that guy from 2001 who's still like this, he's further old, but he's dead. He's an actor.
1:23.3	It is Tuesday, April 7th, 2026. Squawk Pod begins right now.
1:30.6	Stand Becky by in three, two, one.
1:33.5	Cue, please.
1:35.8	Good morning, everybody.
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