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Christian Britschgi | 3.30.2026 9:30 AM

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Monday morning escalation. President Donald Trump is starting the week off on a belligerent note.

In a Truth Social post, the president said if Iran's new leaders do not agree to a deal to end the war "shortly" and if the Strait of Hormuz is not opened immediately, the U.S. will "will conclude our lovely 'stay' in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island (and possibly all desalinization plants!)." (Kharg Island is a small coastal island and an important export hub through which 90 percent of Iran's oil exports pass.)

According to reporting from The Wall Street Journal, Trump is also considering conducting a military operation to seize Iran's 1,000-pound stockpile of enriched uranium. And last night, the president said that Iran is "not going to have a country" unless they submit to U.S. demands to end the war.

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