Trump intervened during the conference, telling reporters that the number of personnel involved was “hundreds."

President Trump has threatened to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants on Tuesday night Eastern time if it does not open the Strait of Hormuz. There have been no public signs of a diplomatic breakthrough.

While there has been no formal threat against the King Fahd Causeway, some hard-liners within Iran have increasingly identified it as a possible target. That risk likely would grow if Trump carries out his threatened strikes against bridges in Iran.

The president has given Iran until 8 p.m. ET on April 7 to reopen the Hormuz Strait, one of several deadlines since the war began.

President Donald Trump posted an expletive-laden threat against Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Here's what he said on Easter Sunday.

The US president doubled down on his threat to destroy every Iranian bridge and power plant, Meanwhile, Iran’s supreme leader and the IRGC vowed to carry on fighting. Follow for live updates.

The president has given Iranian officials until 8 p.m. Tuesday to make a ceasefire deal or face widespread destruction. Tehran on Monday reasserted its rejection of U.S. demands.

Iran showed no sign of agreeing to U.S. President Donald Trump's demand ⁠that ⁠it open the Strait of Hormuz by the end of Tuesday or ⁠suffer massive attacks on its civilian infrastructure, in what would be the biggest escalation yet of the war.