New Delhi: The clock is ticking with US President Donald Trump’s Tuesday deadline and his latest threat that the whole of civilisation will die tonight is making the matter serious. The efforts being made by the mediators to stop the conflict from escalating are very slim, during which Iran’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moghadam, has shared an update on the same.
The post on his ‘X’ account about the mediation stated that the efforts led by Pakistan to de-escalate the ongoing West Asia conflict have reached a critical and sensitive stage. He wrote, “Pakistan’s positive and productive endeavours in Good Will and Good Office to stop the war is approaching a critical, sensitive stage …”
Pakistan positive and productive endeavours in Good Will and Good Office to stop the war is approaching a critical, sensitive stage …
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— Reza Amiri Moghadam (@IranAmbPak) April 7, 2026
The statement came at a very crucial time amid Trump’s final deadline to Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz or be ready to live in hell. In his volleys of posts on Truth Social, he clearly warned of military action.
Trump’s warning
In his first post Trump wrote on Truth Social, “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F*****’ Strait, you crazy ba*****, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH!”
Later on he shared another one in which he specified cut-off as “Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!” which means early Wednesday (5:30 AM) morning in India. He signalled that no further extensions would be granted after this.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi pushed back at Trump saying, “Iran’s position is being misrepresented by U.S. media. We are deeply grateful to Pakistan for its efforts and have never refused to go to Islamabad. What we care about are the terms of a conclusive and lasting END to the illegal war that is imposed on us.”
Looking ahead…
The convergence of intensifying Trump’s warnings and Pakistan’s backchannels suggests a narrow window for de-escalation is at a sensitive stage. Well, will the mediators succeed, or will the war escalate? This remains to be seen as regional and global stakes reach a breaking point.