U.S. President Donald Trump on the 5th (local time) delayed the deadline for talks with Iran by one day to the 7th. Trump wrote on his social media, Truth Social, without further explanation, "8 p.m. Tuesday Eastern time (9 a.m. on the 8th Korea time)." It is interpreted as meaning he would extend by a day—from the 6th as initially flagged—the deadline he set when he said he would proceed with negotiations while deferring attacks on key infrastructure.
Trump that day set the deadline for talks for the evening of the 7th in an interview with the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). In the interview with the WSJ, Trump said, "If they take no action by the evening of the 7th and keep trying to close the strait, there will not be a single power plant left and not a single bridge standing." On Truth Social the same day, Trump used coarse language, saying, "Open the damn (Hormuz) Strait. Otherwise you will live in hell."
In an interview with Axios the same day, Trump also addressed the prospects for a deal, saying, "The chances (of a deal) are high, but if they don't agree, I will blow everything there to pieces." He added, "A few days ago we nearly agreed to hold direct talks instead of indirect talks, but they said to meet in five days, and I felt they weren't serious and struck that bridge." This is seen as referring to the attack on the 1st on a bridge linking Tehran, Iran's capital, with northern Iran.
Trump also hinted at the possibility of deploying ground troops if Iran does not agree to a deal. In an interview with the congressional news outlet The Hill, when asked, "Do you rule out sending ground troops to Iran?" Trump answered, "No." He went on, "A normal person would make a deal. A smart person would make a deal," adding, "If they are smart, they will make a deal."
This is the second time Trump has pushed back the deadline for talks with Iran. On the 26th of last month, he said he would extend by 10 days, until 8 p.m. on Apr. 6 Eastern time, the deferment of attacks on Iranian power plants.