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Will Trump stick with his Iran truce?

US president’s ceasefire deal is fraying, the hawks in his alliance are sceptical and Tehran still controls the strait Grouped from 5 articles across 5 sources.

5 reports5 sourcesApr 8, 2026, 11:55 PM
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Financial TimesApr 8, 2026, 11:55 PM

Will Trump stick with his Iran truce?

US president’s ceasefire deal is fraying, the hawks in his alliance are sceptical and Tehran still controls the strait

The Straits TimesApr 7, 2026, 8:57 PM

Iran says it is ready for anything after Trump warns ‘whole civilisation will die’

“No threat is beyond our preparedness and intelligence,” says Iran's First Vice-President.

The GuardianApr 7, 2026, 9:57 PM

Donald Trump says ‘a whole civilisation will die’ if Iran ignores demands

Attacks on Iran increase and Israel tells Iranians to avoid train travel as deadline to reopen strait of Hormuz looms Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump has warned that Iran ’s “whole civilisation will die tonight” if Tehran did not comply with his demands, as the world braced to see if the president would deliver on his latest threat to order the mass destruction of Iranian power plants and bridges in the absence of a deal by 8pm EDT (1am BST). Iran’s Revolutionary Guards signalled they were also ready to escalate the war with a threat to retaliate “beyond the region” and “to deprive the US and its allies of oil and gas in the region for years”, suggesting Iran would target oil and gas production facilities in the Gulf and elsewhere, potentially sending the world into a recession. Continue reading...

Al JazeeraApr 7, 2026, 8:15 PM

Pope Leo slams Trump’s threat that Iran’s ‘civilisation will die’

Pope Leo condemned Trump’s threats that Iran’s “civilisation will die”, calling the remarks “unacceptable".

CNBCApr 7, 2026, 8:30 PM

Iran updates: Pakistan seeks 2-week pause after Trump warns 'whole civilization will die' if no deal by deadline

The near closure of the Strait of Hormuz since the war began has led to a historic oil supply shock, which quickly sent global energy prices soaring.

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