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dalton99a

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Tue Apr 7, 2026, 11:49 AM Tuesday

Trump tells Fox News that '8 p.m. is happening' [View all]

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/live-blog/live-updates-iran-war-trump-deadline-hormuz-infrastructure-ceasefire-rcna267039

U.S. strikes Kharg Island, official says; Trump doubles down on massive attack threats
The president has threatened massive U.S. attacks on civilian infrastructure and brushed off concerns about possible war crimes ahead of his 8 p.m. ET deadline.

U.S. STRIKES KHARG ISLAND: Even before Trump’s deadline, an intense wave of strikes was reported on bridges across Iran and on Kharg Island, the country’s key oil export hub. The U.S. military struck dozens of military targets on the island overnight, a U.S. official told NBC News.

Bret Baier said on Fox News that President Donald Trump called him this morning and said that “8 p.m. is happening” as of now, referencing the threatened strikes on Iran’s bridges and energy infrastructure tonight.

Baier added: “Now, he said if negotiations move forward today and there is something concrete, that could change, but at this hour — he didn’t want to put odds on it — but he said it is moving forward with the plans that we have.”

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So he attacked BEFORE the deadline



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