Trump extends Iran's deadline to open Strait of Hormuz

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  This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

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  I'm Will Chalk and in the early hours of Monday the 6th of April, these are our main stories.

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  President Trump swears at Iran in a social media post and threatens to destroy its infrastructure

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  after US forces rescued a missing American aviator.

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  Tehran calls Washington's ultimatums nonsense as the deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz shifts again.

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  Also in this podcast, the challenges of raising a child in a country with little autism awareness.

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  And sponsors say no to Kanye West headlining Britain's Wireless Festival.

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  In the last podcast, we reported that Donald Trump had given Iran until Monday

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  to make a deal or open the Strait of Hormuz

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  and that the search was continuing for an American aviator whose fighter jet was shot down.

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  Well, US forces have now rescued the missing airman and we will have more on that mission later.

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  But President Trump has also now shifted the Strait of Hormuz deadline to Tuesday.

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  But there are still mixed messages coming from the White House.

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  On one hand, Mr. Trump insists he's in deep negotiations with Tehran

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  and claims there's a good chance a deal will be reached by Tuesday.

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  And yet in a social media post containing multiple swear words,

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  he once again threatened to unleash hell if the strait isn't opened.

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  Tuesday will be power plant day and bridge day all wrapped up in one, he wrote,

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  before calling the Iranian regime crazy bastards.

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