Trump's Iran Ultimatum: Total Destruction Threat

0:00On April 7, President Trump has issued a stark ultimatum to Iran, re-open the Strait of Hormuz by 8 p.m. Eastern time to night, or face total. Destruction of your power plants and bridges. He claims the entire country could be obliterated in one night, escalating the U.S. Israel conflict that's already shut down this key waterway carrying. A fifth of global oil. Earlier this week, Trump ramped up the rhetoric on social media, tying the threats to the strait staying closed since the war started. Oil prices have spiked hard, with West Texas Intermediate hitting over $112 a barrel, and Brent topping 110. Experts from Amnesty International warned this would spark a massive humanitarian crisis for Iran's 90 million people, cutting off water, food, supplies, and jobs as plants fail, and diseases spread. Military analysts say Iran would hit back with missiles on regional oil fields, ship attacks, and terror plots, putting places like the UK in the boom, crosshairs through sleeper cells and even long-range strikes.

1:03New assessments show bombing the plants might not force the Strait open, and could make Iran mine it permanently, worsening the oil crunch and dragging, and groups like the Houthis to choke another vital route. Britain's facing higher fuel costs, with calls to extend duty cuts amid recession fears from disrupted trade and fertilizers. As the clock ticks down, the world braces for whether Trump follows through or last minute talks, pull everyone back from the brink.