Ledger · Second term · № 270
48 hours for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Broken“If Iran doesn't FULLY OPEN [the Strait of Hormuz]... the United States will hit and obliterate their POWER PLANTS.”
- Promised
- , Truth Social post during the 2026 Iran war (Operation Epic Fury)
- Stated deadline
- “48 hours” → March 23, 2026
- Overdue by
- 6 months as of September 22, 2026
- Re-promised
- 6 times with a fresh deadline
- Topic
- Iran
- Era
- Second term
What happened
The 48 hours expired and the strikes were postponed rather than executed. It was the first in a chain of at least six short deadlines Trump set and then let pass during the 2026 Iran war, catalogued by ABC News in May 2026 under the headline 'Trump's series of unenforced deadlines.'