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Trump's Strait Threat: Power Plant Day & Bridge Day

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Former President Donald Trump escalates tensions with Iran, threatening to bomb power plants and bridges if they dont open the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices surge as he hits deadlines and criticizes allies. Politicians warn of his mental state, with some calling him madman and urging Congress to end the conflict. A US strike hits Irans biggest bridge, killing and injuring many. Tensions rise as calls for invoking the Twenty-Fifth Amendment seem unlikely, leaving everyone on edge.

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Trump's Strait Threat: Power Plant Day & Bridge Day

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UK News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Trump's Strait Threat: Power Plant Day & Bridge Day. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On April 5th, President Donald Trump dropped a wild threat on true social, telling Iran to open the strait of hormones or face bombs on their power, plants and bridges. He called it Power Plan Day and Brids Day all in one, pushing a Monday deadline after the straight shut down since late February when the U.S. and Israel kicked off the war. Oil prices have shot to record highs worldwide because that straight is key for shipping fuel, and Trump has hit multiple deadlines while blasting. European allies in NATO for not jumping in. He's even floated pulling the U.S. out of NATO over their pushback on the conflict. Politicians on both sides are sounding alarms about Trump's mental state. Former ally Marjorie Taylor Greene slammed it as madness, saying Christians in a circle need to beg forgiveness and that the war hurts innocent. Iranians Senate leader Chuck Schumer called him an unhinged madman ranting on Easter Sunday while Bernie Sanders labelled it dangerous and unbalanced, urging

Congress to end the war now. Just last Thursday, a U.S. strike hit a Rand's biggest bridge near Tehran, killing at least eight in wounding 95 with Trump sharing the video. The fighting has claimed over 3,500 lives across the region, including over 1,211 on and displaced. More than 4 million people in Iran and Lebanon. Tensions keep climbing as Trump doubles down, but calls for invoking the 25th Amendment to sideline him seem like a long shot, leaving everyone watching what blows up next.

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