Trump Ramps Up Threats Ahead of Iran Deadline

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🗓️ 7 April 2026

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P.M. Edition for April 7. Ahead of his 8 p.m. ET deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump’s escalating rhetoric has drawn criticism from both sides of the aisle—and put investors on edge. Plus, a growing number of U.S. workers over the age of 55 are retiring—sometimes earlier than they expected—because they don’t want to learn how to use AI. Wall Street Journal reporter Ray Smith discusses. And Intel is teaming up with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, xAI and Tesla to operate an ambitious new chip plant in Texas. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:08.8	This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
1:16.4	President Trump is ramping up threats ahead of his 8 p.m. Eastern deadline for Iran to reopen the strait of Hormuz, or else face the bombing of its bridges and power plants.
1:25.9	He wrote on social media this morning, quote,
1:28.0	a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don't want that to happen,
1:33.0	but it probably will. WSJ National Security reporter Alex Ward says negotiators are pessimistic
1:39.4	about a diplomatic solution. Hope is still pretty low that there will be some kind of deal ahead of that
1:46.3	deadline. This morning, after Trump's threat to wipe out the whole of Iranian civilization,
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