Trump Issues Profane Threats, Trump's War Politics, Artemis II Lunar Flyby
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🗓️ 6 April 2026
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Trump posted a profane threat to bomb Iran's power plants and bridges if it doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz.
And the Artemis II crew makes its closest approach to the moon today, sending humans farther into space than at any point in the last 50 years.
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(05:26) Trump's War Politics
(09:32) Artemis II Lunar Flyby
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| 0:16.5 | In an obscene post online, Trump said Tuesday would be, quote, power plant and bridge day in Iran. |
| 0:22.1 | Once again, threatening to bomb civilian infrastructure there. If Iran didn't open the straight-of-form |
| 0:26.6 | moves, doing that could be considered a war crime. |
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| 0:35.1 | The U.S. rescued an Air Force colonel whose fighter jet was shot down deep inside Iran over a month into this war that the U.S. and Israel started. |
| 0:43.1 | Global markets are still taking a hit, with Iran continuing to block access to the Strait of Hormuz. |
| 0:48.9 | Mara Liason breaks down the politics of this moment for the president. |
| 0:52.2 | And the crew of Artemis II makes its closest approach to the moon today, sending humans |
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| 1:12.2 | New rounds of missile fire and airstrikes this morning have struck all over the Middle East as President Trump imposed an 8 p.m. |
| 1:19.2 | Eastern deadline on Tuesday for Iran to open this rate of Hormuz. |
| 1:23.0 | In a post on Sunday, that included the F word, the president demanded Iran open the key waterway or he'd bomb the country's power plants and bridges. |
| 1:32.6 | Civilian infrastructure is protected by international law. He also told ABC that if no deal was made, he would blow up the whole country. |
| 1:40.5 | Those statements drew sharp rebukes from Iranian officials as people continued to be killed, from Iran to Lebanon to Israel in this regional war. |
| 1:48.8 | For more, we go now to NPR's Kerry Khan in Tel Aviv. |
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