{"id":106709,"date":"2026-04-06T23:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T18:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=106709"},"modified":"2026-04-06T21:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:39:07","slug":"us-threatens-oil-seizure-if-iran-misses-tuesday-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/world\/us-threatens-oil-seizure-if-iran-misses-tuesday-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"US threatens oil seizure if Iran misses Tuesday deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-69ca4ac1-aa04-83e8-b6da-513004cb948b-6\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-88\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"67a778c1-1ace-4090-8ad1-97a6e7bd382f\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"374\">WASHINGTON: US President <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Donald Trump<\/span><\/span> has issued a stern warning to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/news\/iranian-missile-attack-israel-explosions-rock-haifa-as-building-collapses-4-dead\/\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Iran<\/span><\/span><\/a>, declaring that the Tuesday deadline to reopen the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Strait of Hormuz<\/span><\/span> is final, amid ongoing tensions in the region.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"376\" data-end=\"645\">Speaking to the media, Trump said that if Iran fails to comply, it could face severe consequences, including the destruction of critical infrastructure such as bridges and power plants. He also warned that the United States could move to seize oil resources if necessary.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"647\" data-end=\"946\">The US president claimed that recent military operations in Iran amounted to a \u201cregime change,\u201d adding that Iran now has limited missile and drone capabilities. He emphasized that US proposals for a deal are \u201cvery important\u201d and reiterated that Iran must not be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"1190\">Trump said the conflict could end immediately if Iran accepts US demands, adding that Iranian negotiators have recently become \u201cmore reasonable.\u201d However, he warned that rejecting the agreement would leave Iran facing serious repercussions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1192\" data-end=\"1359\">He also criticized sections of the US media, dismissing a <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">CNN<\/span><\/span> poll that portrayed him negatively, stating that he is \u201cnot a loser.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1361\" data-end=\"1769\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The remarks come as the conflict involving the United States, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Israel<\/span><\/span>, and Iran continues to escalate. Meanwhile, diplomatic efforts are underway, with countries including <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Pakistan<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Egypt<\/span><\/span>, and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Turkey<\/span><\/span> pushing for a ceasefire, including a recent meeting of foreign ministers in Islamabad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has issued a stern warning to Iran, declaring that the Tuesday deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is final, amid ongoing tensions in the region. Speaking to the media, Trump said that if Iran fails to comply, it could face severe consequences, including the destruction of critical infrastructure such [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":105869,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[182],"class_list":["post-106709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106709"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106710,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106709\/revisions\/106710"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}