Donald Trump says the US 'core strategic objectives' in Iran are 'nearing completion'Donald Trump says the US 'core strategic objectives' in Iran are 'nearing completion'Donald Trump has invoked a holy war in a furious final Easter Monday ultimatum to Iran. He wrote: "Remember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT. It was the first time the United States lost aircraft in Iranian territory during the war, now in its sixth week, and could add to pressure on the Trump administration to end the fighting. In a telephone interview with NBC News, Trump said that what happened wouldn't affect negotiations with Iran. Trump has alternately threatened Iran if it doesn't open the strait and told other nations to “go get your own oil.”More than 1,900 people have been killed in Iran since the war began.

Source: Daily Mirror April 04, 2026 14:36 UTC