Trump's Iran Warning: Final Deadline Looms

0:00It's April 7th. This is El Paso News today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Cory with the story. President Trump dropped a heavy warning to Iran this morning saying, US strikes on their key infrastructure could wipe out their whole civilization. Tonight, if they don't reopen the strait of her moves by APM Eastern, he's stuck to his deadline after threatening to take out bridges, power plants, everything in one night. The war kicked off February 28th when the US and Israel hit back, and Iran's been blocking that vital oil route ever since, spiking global, fuel prices, nationally, gas is at $4.14 a gallon, hitting $5.93 in California, way up from $2.82 cents at the start of the year. Folks are feeling the heat with thousands dead in the Middle East, 13 US troops lost, and tens of thousands deployed. Experts call strikes on civilian sites potential war crimes, and the IMF warns this mess will jack up inflation worldwide while slowing growth to.

1:01Under 3.3 percent next year, Vice President JD Vance says they've largely met military goals and hopes for a deal before the clock runs out, calling it the war's endgame. Markets are all over the place. Oil near $110 a barrel, stock-stipping, bonds selling off on inflation fears. Pentagon scrapped a briefing today, no word why. Vance Peak as Trump's past deadlines got pushed 48 hours here, 5 days there, but this one's final, with a slim chance for last second. Talks, we'll know soon if it's bombs or breakthrough.