President Trump pledges to destroy Iran's power plants unless it opens the Strait of Hormuz.

Plus, Jamie Diamond warns of an inflation run-up stemming from the war, and the Trump administration

goes to bat for American cheesemakers, raising a stink in Europe.

The United States government has probably never really taken this level of consistent action

to try to make sure that American cheesemakers are not discriminated against the international markets.

It's Monday, April 6th. I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News,

the top headlines and business stories,

moving your world today.

President Trump is due to hold a press conference on the Iran War this afternoon, likely

detailing the rescue of an American aviator who had been trapped in Iran for more than 36

hours and potentially providing an update on diplomatic dealings with Tehran. In an interview with

Fox, Trump reportedly said that the U.S. could reach a deal with Iran as soon as today, even as he

threatens to escalate the conflict. Trump has given Iran until Tuesday evening to reopen the

Strait of Hormuz and saying that hell will rain down if they don't. And in an

expletive-laden follow-up post yesterday, he promised to destroy Iran's energy sites and bridges if

the waterway isn't opened. Correspondent Dove-Leber said the warning comes as both the U.S. and

Israel have drawn up plans to shift the war into a new phase that's focused on striking

civilian infrastructure. The Israelis tell me that they have plans to hit Iranian energy facilities.

That's something that they promised they would hold off doing after Trump, but asked them to

following a strike on Iranian gas field. But now they've got new plans and they're waiting for

permission from Washington to hit those energy facilities. And what's happening here is that both the

United States and Israel are looking for a new type of leverage, a leverage they haven't been

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