Ask AI · How will Trump’s 48-hour warning affect the situation in the Middle East?

According to a report by CCTV News, on April 4 local time, U.S. President Donald Trump posted a video and captioned it on his social media platform, saying that in a large-scale attack targeting Tehran, “many Iranian military leaders” were killed.

Trump did not specify the exact time when the attack in question took place. Iran has yet to respond.

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Trump warns Iran again: “Within 48 hours,” further action may be taken

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Earlier, Trump posted on social media about the Iran issue again, making a tough statement, saying that he had already given Iran 10 days to reach an agreement or to open the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump said the relevant deadline is approaching, and warned that if the U.S. demands are not met, “within 48 hours,” further action may be taken.

Netanyahu confirms: Military action is upgraded again

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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu confirmed on April 4 that Israeli forces carried out airstrikes on Iran’s petrochemical facilities that day, saying the move marks a further escalation of military action targeting Iran’s industrial infrastructure.

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On the same day, Netanyahu issued a statement via social media, saying that Israel had previously destroyed about 70% of Iran’s steel production capacity, and that these capacities are used to produce “weapon raw materials targeting Israel.” “Today, we attacked their petrochemical plants.”

Netanyahu said Israel will continue to carry out airstrikes on Iran’s steel and petrochemical facilities, striking at these Iran government’s “cash cows.”

Iranian media reported that Iran’s petrochemical economic zone in the southwest of the country, Mahshahr, was hit by airstrikes that day, resulting in 5 deaths and 170 injuries.

Iran’s military rejects Trump’s “48-hour” ultimatum

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Abdullah, commander of the Central Headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Hartam Anbia, responded on April 4 to the “48-hour” ultimatum issued by U.S. President Trump, emphasizing that Iran’s military forces will firmly defend national rights, protect national assets, and make the invaders pay.

Abdullah said that after Trump suffered consecutive setbacks, he made “helpless, panicked, unbalanced, and foolish” actions, attempting to threaten Iran’s infrastructure and national assets.

Abdullah stressed that if the United States and Israel carry out such attacks, “we will launch continuous and devastating strikes, without restriction, against all infrastructure used by U.S. forces as well as Israel’s infrastructure.” He reminded the U.S. and Israel that since the start of this war imposed on Iran, “everything we have said has been put into action.”

Source丨Xinhua News Agency CCTV News

Layout丨Ji Jinwei

Edited by丨Guo Yongju

Proofread丨Li Yi

Supervisor丨Lin Xiao