U.S. President Donald Trump warned that if no deal is reached by the negotiation deadline, he will devastate key infrastructure across Iran in a short time.
President Trump said at a White House press conference on the 6th (local time), "Iran has until 8 p.m. on the 7th (U.S. Eastern time, 9 a.m. on the 8th Korea time)," and added, "If there is no agreement by then, within four hours until midnight we will completely destroy all of Iran's bridges and power plants." He said, "Every bridge will collapse, every power plant will stop operating, burn and explode so they can never be used again," adding, "If we want, we can do that." He also added, "We could wipe out all of Iran in a single night."
President Trump stressed that this deadline is effectively the last. He said, "Iran asked for a one-week extension, so we gave them ten days, and indirectly that means 11 days," adding, "Now we'll see what happens." President Trump had earlier, on the 21st of last month, said he would devastate Iran if the Strait of Hormuz was not fully opened within 48 hours, and since then he has repeated this ultimatum three more times.
The core of this pressure is the opening of the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump said, "We want the free movement of oil and all goods," adding, "Opening the strait is a very important priority." He continued, "We can completely neutralize Iran, but the issue of a strait blockade is on a different level." He repeatedly warned about the possibility of a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. He said, "Iran can load mines onto other ships and drop them," adding, "It's not certain whether they still have mines, but we cannot rule out the possibility."
However, he also sent a signal that negotiations remain possible. President Trump said, "I believe Iran is engaging in negotiations in good faith," adding, "Several countries, including Pakistan, are stepping in to mediate."