Sean Fletcher joined main presenters Richard Madeley and Charlotte Hawkins in the studio on Tuesday (April 7), revealing that Trump has once again threatened to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants if the Strait of Hormuz is not fully reopened. The presenter added: “In a press conference, Donald Trump said he was extending a deadline for that to happen to one o’clock tomorrow morning, UK time, and warned of serious consequences if Tehran does not comply.”
The footage cut to Trump speaking at the conference, where he claimed the US are doing “well at a level never seen before”.
Issuing a chilling threat, Trump added: “The entire country could be taken out in one night and that night might be tomorrow night.”
Sean continued: “President Trump said any deal must include the free passage of oils through the Strait. Iranian officials have hit back, saying Tehran no longer trusts Trump after the US bombed the country twice when previous talks were taking place.”
“At this point, there is no deal. Both the Americans and the Iranians have rejected the proposals that either side have put forward,” Emma said.
“Over the past 24 hours, President Trump has added to his incredibly inflammatory comments about all hell being let loose by saying, if there wasn’t a deal done by this evening, he would make sure that there was neither a power plant nor a bridge left standing across Iran.”
She acknowledged that this is “incredibly concerning” for the 90 million people who live in Iran and who have been in a state of war for almost 40 days.
Emma added: “In terms of the diplomatics, Pakistan are doing the hard yard. They’re trying to make this work and trying to get it across the line. They haven’t yet. There is hope that they might, mainly hope because if they don’t, it will make this situation even more desperate than it already is.”