Trump News for Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Trump announced the deal not long before a deadline for a Tuesday evening ultimatum for Iran was reached.

Your PLCs aren't internet-connected, right? Right?! Iranian-affiliated actors have escalated intrusions targeting critical US water and energy facilities, in some cases disrupting operations, the FBI and American cyber defense agencies said on Tuesday.…

US President Donald Trump says he has agreed to extend his threatened deadline to attack Iran by two weeks.

The US president nevertheless warned that the suspension was dependent on Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

CISA issued a new warning on Tuesday.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says diplomatic efforts to resolve the US-Israeli war on Iran are progressing.

Iranian musician Ali Ghamsari has been performing outside the Damavand power station in a symbolic protest.

White House plans to spend $15 million on new archway... (Third column, 4th story, link)

Andy Greenberg / Wired: A group of US agencies including the FBI and the NSA warns that Iran-linked hackers have targeted industrial control devices used in US critical infrastructure  —  As Trump threatens Iranian infrastructure, the US government warns that…

Trump has threatened to step up the US-Israeli war on Iran by destroying every bridge and power plant in the country.

Iranians on the ground say they are juggling feelings ranging from hope to despair as bombings go on and threats escalate.

Iranian officials called on young people to form human chains around the country's power plants and infrastructure... and they're doing just that.View Entire Post ›

Pakistan's Prime Minister Sharif on Tuesday asked President Trump to extend by two weeks his threat to destroy Iran Tuesday night.

PM Sharif cites progress in diplomatic efforts for peaceful settlement of war, urges to allow diplomacy run its course.

Anxiety grips Iran with looming threats of US-led strikes targeting civilian sites, in violation of international law.

In a letter sent last week, ICE's top official indicated to members of Congress the agency is using a spyware tool to intercept encrypted messages of fentanyl traffickers.

President Trump has announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, contingent on their opening of the Strait of Hormuz. In an earlier online post, he had threatened "a whole civilization will die tonight."

The Cuban government has led several protests in recent weeks to call on the US to allow oil to arrive to the island.

A total 11 out of 15 members supported resolution, which was already watered down to evade vetoes.

As Trump threatens Iranian infrastructure, the US government warns that Iran has carried out its own digital attacks against US critical infrastructure.

Escalation by Donald Trump is likely to be met with more Iranian attacks, further destabilising region, experts say.

The US is 'not looking for a massive confrontation', Greer says, adding the two countries have a stable relationship.

Tehran had urged people to gather outside potential US and Israeli targets after Donald Trump threatened to attack civilian infrastructure.

The administration also wants to axe programs countering misinformation and propaganda.

Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris were freed in November after more than three years at Evin prison.

Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization was “truly unacceptable” and said any attacks on civilian...

A synagogue in Tehran was struck in a wave of US-Israeli attacks overnight.

If such an order comes to pass, the military can and must refuse.

How closely does President Donald Trump’s war in Iran compare with America’s last conflict in the Middle East?  Both the Iran war and the 2003 US invasion of Iraq have paired conventional American military dominance with shifting, ambiguous objectives. And bo…

Trump has backed himself into a corner with threats that the US military can't feasibly carry out in a one fell swoop, military experts told the BBC.

Trump warns "a whole civilisation will die tonight" unless Iran reaches a deal.

Backchannel talks gain pace as Pakistan mediates and Iran seeks indirect engagement through US vice president.

Former NASA astronaut Terry Virts discusses the historic Artemis II mission and reflects on his time in space.

Iran condemns systematic attacks on civilian sites, including academic hubs, as war devastates critical infrastructure.

Trump's threat to kill 'whole civilization' and comments from VP have raised fears.

Amazon and USPS are adding fuel surcharges this month.

Anthropic is debuting a new AI model as part of a cybersecurity partnership with Nvidia, Google, Amazon Web Services, Apple, Microsoft, and other companies. Project Glasswing, as it's called, is billed as a way for large companies, and potentially even the go…

President Trump issued the grave new warning against Iran's "whole civilization" if it doesn't agree to his demands by Tuesday night.

Artemis II Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen told Trump that "it's very different on the far side" after Orion completed its lunar flyby, allowing the astronauts to view the far side of the Moon.

Trump called the Artemis II astronauts after the historic lunar flyby on Monday and invited them to the Oval Office upon their return to Earth.

Leave it to the president that makes us nostalgic for Nixon-era corruption to claim that a law Nixon made necessary is no longer a law. The Presidential Records Act was summoned into existence by Nixon’s resignation and his subsequent efforts to destroy recor…

Trump isn't fascinated by Alcatraz because it would make an effective prison. Our child of a President just can't resist a famous name.

One gunman was shot dead outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul and two other gunmen were injured on Tuesday, Turkish police told ABC News.

“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Uhhhh???

Donald Trump had nothing but nasty things to say about one of MAGA’s top pundits after the commentator dared to criticize the president’s handling of war...

Trump’s position is that if he wants to wipe out a country, then that is his decision to make.

Though despised by the American right, soccer is a clear expression of the president’s politics.

Four astronauts flew around the Moon and all they got was this lousy phone call with the president.

Sooner or later, the war will end, and a rare window for bold collective action will open.

The city councilor has been steadfast in his insistence on new data center construction in the area.

Increasingly angry US president escalates threats to Iran as his Democratic rivals rebuke him as ‘sick’ and ‘genocidal’.

Airstrikes pounded Tehran, and Iranian officials urged young people to form human chains to protect power plants, hours before the expiration of U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest deadline for the Islamic Republic to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz or f…

Artemis II’s sixth day was a whirlwind of science and awe, with the mission’s astronauts glimpsing parts of the moon never before seen by any human—and talking to the U.S. president

America has been diseased by money in politics since the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision. Jack Schlossberg argues that we're not dead yet.

Federal regulators said the windshield wipers could fail, reducing the driver's visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.

Iran’s embassies launched a global trolling campaign in response to Trump's profanity-laced threat.

MAGA Republicans spent year swaddling themselves in phony “America first!” rhetoric (including suffering an embolism over Chinese influence over TikTok), but have suddenly gone mysteriously quiet now that $24 billion in Saudi, Chinese, and other foreign cash …

As US president's deadline looms, a ceasefire appears unlikely.

Transportation correspondent Gio Benitez shares images taken by four astronauts who traveled farther into space than any humans before during the lunar flyby.

Members of Congress are calling for the expulsion of both serial adulterer Tony Gonzales and fraud-indicted Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick.

One reason: They’re aiming to protect, not betray, their communities.

Trump wants industrial-size immigration jails, and money is no obstacle.

The four astronauts in the Orion spacecraft set a new record for distance travelled from Earth.

Iranian officials have told Al Jazeera the US and Israel's attacks seek to wipe out Iranian identity.

Things might not be as bleak as they are generally portrayed.

Video shows widespread destruction in Pardis, northern Iran. The Israeli military said they bombed Iran on April 7.

Anthropic launched Claude in July 2023. Three years later, the chatbot is garnering lots of attention — and locked in a rivalry with OpenAI's ChatGPT.

The election is a first glimpse into the role Iran might play in the midterms.

Trump believes God backs US in Iran war, Hegseth compares airman's rescue to Jesus' resurrection

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center receives an average of 3,000 complaints per day.

Trump repeats threat to bomb Iran's infrastructure if a deal isn't reached, strikes in the Middle East intensify as Trump's deadline looms, Artemis II crew heads home after historic moon mission.

On March 26, Abbas Araghchi announced that ships from five "friendly nations" could transit the Strait of Hormuz: China, Russia, India, Iraq, Pakistan. Since then, the list has quietly expanded to include Turkey, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, France (o…

Trump has issued a strict deadline, but a defiant Iran says the threats by the US president are 'delusional'.

President Donald Trump unleashed a brutal tirade against Fox News’ most prominent liberal co-host in a late-night Truth Social meltdown Trump, 79, fired up...

The bridge connecting Saudi Arabia and Bahrain closed as Trump threatens to destroy Iranian infrastructure.

US President Donald Trump said ‘Tuesday will be power plant day’ in a vulgar post on social media.

Saudi Arabia closed the only road linking it to Bahrain on Tuesday after Iran fired missiles at its oil-rich Eastern Province. Tehran's latest strikes came ...

The Giants have partnered an AI firm, ElevenLabs, which could mean translation services or new music choices will be available at Oracle Park during games.

On Monday night, the president of the United States called the crew aboard the Orion spacecraft to congratulate them on their moon mission

US vice president's Budapest trip highlights US-Hungary far-right alignment as Orban faces toughest electoral challenge.

President Donald Trump is threatening Iran with an assault that some experts in the laws of war say would be illegal.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says US forces are carrying out more strikes on Iran than any day since start of war.