Trump's Iran Threats: Deadline Looms

0:00On April 6th, President Trump is ramping up threats against Iran over the strait of Hormuz closed since February 28th when war broke out. He's warning that if they don't reopen it by Tuesday evening, the U.S. will take out every power plant and bridge in the country. This comes as he pushes for a deal to restore that key shipping route. Earlier this week, Trump told the Wall Street Journal that Iranians are living in hell under their regime and actually want the U.S. to step in with. Military force. He claimed they'd killed 45,000 protesters to keep folks off the streets. And the 93 million citizens are too scared to rise. Up. U.S. and Israeli air strikes already hit Iran's tallest bridge last Thursday, the one linking Tehran to Karaj, killing eight and injuring 95. Iranian leaders fired back with their parliamentary speaker saying, Trump's moves will burn the whole region while the culture minister called him unstable. Meanwhile, a U.S. F-15 got shot down Friday over remote Iranian mountains,

1:01ejecting a pilot who was rescued quick and a colonel who hid for nearly two days. Armed only with a handgun and hurt from the bailout, he dodged hunters at 7,000 feet while drones covered him. Trump hailed the rescue as one of the boldest in U.S. history, with dozens of planes bringing the warriors home safe, no Americans lost. As pressure builds, the deadline looms, and eyes stay glued on whether Iran blinks or the strikes escalate.