{"id":4452,"date":"2026-04-06T19:11:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T19:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=4452"},"modified":"2026-04-06T19:11:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T19:11:47","slug":"trump-holds-press-conference-on-iran-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=4452","title":{"rendered":"Trump holds press conference on Iran : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-116568\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 5743;&#10;        --source-height: 3828;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5743x3828+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F36%2Fba%2F20e9a3ed4cd08ffc86bca57c0901%2Fgettyimages-2270104372.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5743x3828+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F36%2Fba%2F20e9a3ed4cd08ffc86bca57c0901%2Fgettyimages-2270104372.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5743x3828+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F36%2Fba%2F20e9a3ed4cd08ffc86bca57c0901%2Fgettyimages-2270104372.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5743x3828+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F36%2Fba%2F20e9a3ed4cd08ffc86bca57c0901%2Fgettyimages-2270104372.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5743x3828+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F36%2Fba%2F20e9a3ed4cd08ffc86bca57c0901%2Fgettyimages-2270104372.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5743x3828+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F36%2Fba%2F20e9a3ed4cd08ffc86bca57c0901%2Fgettyimages-2270104372.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5743x3828+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F36%2Fba%2F20e9a3ed4cd08ffc86bca57c0901%2Fgettyimages-2270104372.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5743x3828+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F36%2Fba%2F20e9a3ed4cd08ffc86bca57c0901%2Fgettyimages-2270104372.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1025px) 650px, calc(100vw - 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Negotiations, he said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/04\/06\/nx-s1-5775383\/iran-war-updates\" target=\"_blank\">must include an open Strait of Hormuz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every bridge in Iran will be decimated by 12 o&#8217;clock tomorrow night, where every power plant in Iran will be out of business, burning, exploding and never to be used again. I mean complete demolition by 12 o&#8217;clock, and it will happen over a period of four hours if we wanted to, we don&#8217;t want that to happen,&#8221; Trump told reporters.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>He added: &#8220;We may even get involved with helping them rebuild their nation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After days of flip-flopping messaging, vacillating from demanding Iran open the Strait of Hormuz to telling U.S. allies it&#8217;s up to them to open it to an Easter Sunday profanity-laced social media post demanding Iran open it, Trump said a successful negotiation would have to include &#8220;free traffic of oil.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have to have a deal that&#8217;s acceptable to me and part of that deal is going to be, we want free traffic of oil and everything,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about his mixed messages about the status of the war, and whether it was winding down or ramping up amid his latest threats, he said: &#8220;I don&#8217;t know. I can&#8217;t tell. It depends what they do. This is a critical period. They have a period of, well, till tomorrow, at eight o&#8217;clock.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump said he can&#8217;t discuss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/04\/06\/nx-s1-5775383\/iran-war-updates\" target=\"_blank\">a potential ceasefire<\/a>, but the U.S. has &#8220;an active, willing participant on the other side&#8221; of negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he&#8217;s concerned that bombing of power plants and bridges would amount to war crimes, Trump said, &#8220;No. I hope I don&#8217;t have to do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5775669-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5775383\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/04\/06\/nx-s1-5775383\/iran-war-updates\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/06\\\/nx-s1-5775383\\\/iran-war-updates&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/683x683+171+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1b%2Fc6%2F7db21dd0427782eebfdc668923d3%2Fgettyimages-2269421955.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/683x683+171+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1b%2Fc6%2F7db21dd0427782eebfdc668923d3%2Fgettyimages-2269421955.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/683x683+171+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1b%2Fc6%2F7db21dd0427782eebfdc668923d3%2Fgettyimages-2269421955.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/683x683+171+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1b%2Fc6%2F7db21dd0427782eebfdc668923d3%2Fgettyimages-2269421955.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/683x683+171+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1b%2Fc6%2F7db21dd0427782eebfdc668923d3%2Fgettyimages-2269421955.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/683x683+171+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1b%2Fc6%2F7db21dd0427782eebfdc668923d3%2Fgettyimages-2269421955.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/683x683+171+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1b%2Fc6%2F7db21dd0427782eebfdc668923d3%2Fgettyimages-2269421955.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/683x683+171+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1b%2Fc6%2F7db21dd0427782eebfdc668923d3%2Fgettyimages-2269421955.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Israeli search and rescue personnel work at the site of a residential building destroyed in an Iranian strike in the northern city of Haifa on Sunday.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5775669-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>He opened the press conference by describing the successful rescue mission for the downed airman over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Trump spent several minutes describing the rescue mission, calling his decision to authorize the rescue as &#8220;risky&#8221; and &#8220;hard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But in the U.S. military. We leave no American behind,&#8221; he said. The president claimed Iran &#8220;got lucky&#8221; when they took out the U.S. fighter jet.<\/p>\n<p>CIA Director John Radcliffe, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine all recounted the rescue operation at the press conference \u2014 Trump&#8217;s first since the U.S. and Israel launched a war with Iran more than a month ago.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The news conference comes days after Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/04\/01\/nx-s1-5770093\/trump-address-iran-war\" target=\"_blank\">formally addressed<\/a> the nation from the White House last week and said the conflict would end &#8220;shortly.&#8221; At that address, he criticized other countries, though didn&#8217;t name any specifically, and said it was up to others to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the route through which 20% of the world&#8217;s oil is transported. <\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s closure of the strait during the war has led to a jump in gas prices globally, hitting around $4 per gallon last week in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The president has also been threatening <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/04\/06\/nx-s1-5775383\/iran-war-updates\" target=\"_blank\">a surge<\/a> in strikes on Iran Tuesday, unless the strait is reopened by tomorrow evening.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran,&#8221; Trump said on social media over the weekend, &#8220;Open the F***in&#8217; Strait, you crazy bastards, or you&#8217;ll be living in Hell &#8211; JUST WATCH!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The post comes as negotiations between the U.S. and Iran have made some progress. A 45-day ceasefire proposal was submitted to the U.S. and Iran on Sunday. On Monday, Trump called the proposal &#8220;a significant step.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The president has repeatedly said the war would last roughly six weeks. But now, in its sixth week, the timeline on when the war would end and how achievable Trump&#8217;s objectives are remain unclear.<\/p>\n<p>For weeks, Trump has been moving the goal posts on the administration&#8217;s goals with Iran, including whether the U.S. will remove Iran&#8217;s uranium stockpiles. Trump has also suggested that the U.S. could end the war but strike Iran again later if they aim to build up nuclear defenses.<\/p>\n<p>Polling shows that Americans oppose the war in Iran. Even among Republican supporters of the president, his approval rating has dipped. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/01\/politics\/cnn-poll-trump-approval-rating-economy\" target=\"_blank\">CNN poll<\/a> released last week showed that Republicans who strongly approve of Trump&#8217;s job performance dropped to 43%, compared to 52% in January.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-third-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap third\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>High costs, including gas prices, remain a top of mind concern for voters heading into the midterm elections in roughly six months. On Monday, Trump said the high prices might last into the summer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re never going to let them have a nuclear weapon,&#8221; Trump said of Iran. &#8220;And if we have to pay a little extra for fuel for a couple of months, and we&#8217;ll do that, but we&#8217;re never going to allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/04\/06\/nx-s1-5775669\/trump-iran-war-deadline-press-conference\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump speaks as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (center) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine look on during a news conference at the White House on April 6. Alex Wong\/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong\/Getty Images Stay up to date with our Politics newsletter, sent weekly. 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