Good Morning Britain halted for chilling Donald Trump ‘battle crime’ replace as deadline looms
Good Morning Britain was interrupted as Donald Trump issued a deadline to Iran, threatening to destroy the country’s infrastructure in escalating Middle East tensions
Donald Trump has issued more threats to Iran(Image: POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Good Morning Britain was interrupted for a startling development regarding Donald Trump as tensions in the Middle East continue to intensify. The US President has now declared he is “not at all” worried about potentially committing war crimes in Iran.
Sean Fletcher appeared alongside main hosts Richard Madeley and Charlotte Hawkins in the studio on Tuesday (April 7), disclosing that Trump has once more vowed to obliterate Iran’s bridges and power stations should the Strait of Hormuz remain closed.
The broadcaster said: “In a press conference, Donald Trump said he was extending a deadline for that to happen to one o’clock tomorrow morning, UK time, and warned of serious consequences if Tehran does not comply.”
The coverage switched to Trump addressing the conference, where he declared the US was performing “well at a level never seen before”.
Delivering a menacing warning, Trump said: “The entire country could be taken out in one night and that night might be tomorrow night.”
Fletcher then said: “President Trump said any deal must include the free passage of oils through the Strait. Iranian officials have hit back, saying Tehran no longer trusts Trump after the US bombed the country twice when previous talks were taking place.”
Broadcasting from Tehran, International Editor Emma Murphy disclosed we are approaching a “critical day” in this standoff as Trump’s ultimatum draws near.
“At this point, there is no deal. Both the Americans and the Iranians have rejected the proposals that either side have put forward,” she said.
“Over the past 24 hours, President Trump has added to his incredibly inflammatory comments about all hell being let loose by saying, if there wasn’t a deal done by this evening, he would make sure that there was neither a power plant nor a bridge left standing across Iran.”
She recognised that this is “incredibly concerning” for the 90 million residents of Iran who have been in a state of war for nearly 40 days.
Murphy added: “In terms of the diplomatics, Pakistan are doing the hard yard. They’re trying to make this work and trying to get it across the line. They haven’t yet.
“There is hope that they might, mainly hope because if they don’t, it will make this situation even more desperate than it already is.”
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