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Wed Apr 8, 2026, 02:26 PM Yesterday

'Trump is holding the world hostage amid two-week Iran ceasefire'

(MS NOW) "Donald Trump — a man who has gone bankrupt six times, has been impeached twice and has 34 felony convictions — set a deadline for Iran to end the war that he started. The ultimatum: 'A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.' "

"But on Tuesday, less than two hours before his arbitrary deadline, the president changed his mind (again). After threatening to destroy an entire country’s civilian infrastructure, including power plants and bridges; after promising genocide, Trump got himself an extension."

"He now claims a peace settlement is within reach, following an agreement brokered by Pakistan to stop bombing Iran for two weeks, as long as Iran promises to reopen the Strait of Hormuz."

"But what will happen in two weeks? That all will depend on the whims of the most powerful — and arguably most unstable — leader in the world."

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https://www.ms.now/all-in/iran-two-week-ceasefire-trump-holding-world-hostage

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