At a press conference held at the White House on April 6 local time, US President Trump said that whether the war against Iran is about to escalate or is nearing its end depends on Iran's response to his "deadline" of 8 p.m. Eastern Time on April 7.

At the press conference, Trump said that the U.S. is in dialogue with Iran, with Vice President Vance and Presidential Envoy Witkov involved.

Trump said there is indeed an "active and willing participant" on the Iranian side who "hopes to reach an agreement," but he declined to provide further details at this time.

Trump stated that an acceptable agreement must be reached by the April 7th deadline, or he would destroy bridges and power plants in Iran. He claimed that "a plan has been devised" and, once initiated, "every bridge in Iran will be completely destroyed, and every power plant in Iran will be completely paralyzed." He also stated that if the US wished, "the entire destruction process would only take four hours." However, he asserted that he "does not want this to happen." Furthermore, Trump claimed that negotiations between the US and Iran were "progressing very well."

When asked by the media whether the US military's bombing of Iranian civilian infrastructure and cutting off power supplies were punishing the Iranian people, Trump claimed, "They did it willingly...they willingly endured this suffering." Earlier that day, he similarly claimed that the Iranian people "wanted to hear the sound of bombs."

Regarding the Strait of Hormuz, Trump stated that reopening the strait is a top priority. He also indicated that tolls for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz should be collected by the United States, not Iran.

This article is sourced from CCTV News, with the original titles "Trump: Iran could be defeated overnight, possibly on the evening of the 7th" and "Trump issues another threat: 8 pm on the 7th is the 'deadline'".