{"id":60564,"date":"2026-04-05T16:38:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/trump-issues-tuesday-deadline-for-hormuz-reopening-iran-rejects-ceasefire-deal-as-energy-markets-brace-for-escalation\/60564\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T16:38:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:38:22","slug":"trump-issues-tuesday-deadline-for-hormuz-reopening-iran-rejects-ceasefire-deal-as-energy-markets-brace-for-escalation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/trump-issues-tuesday-deadline-for-hormuz-reopening-iran-rejects-ceasefire-deal-as-energy-markets-brace-for-escalation\/60564\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Issues Tuesday Deadline for Hormuz Reopening; Iran Rejects Ceasefire Deal as Energy Markets Brace for Escalation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>President <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/live\/trump-stock-market\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Trump\">Trump<\/a> has set a hard deadline of 8:00 PM ET on Tuesday<\/strong> for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face the systematic destruction of its national power grid and transportation infrastructure.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tehran has officially rejected a proposed ceasefire deal<\/strong> brokered by regional mediators, refusing to compromise on its demands for war reparations and a full U.S. military withdrawal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Global energy markets are on high alert<\/strong> as the five-week closure of the world\u2019s most critical oil chokepoint has already pushed Brent Crude prices toward <strong>$120 per barrel<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Major energy producers<\/strong> and oil-linked equities are seeing extreme volatility as the &quot;ticking clock&quot; on U.S. military action threatens to permanently disrupt Persian Gulf supply chains.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>President Donald <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/live\/trump-stock-market\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Trump\">Trump<\/a><\/strong> intensified his &quot;maximum pressure&quot; campaign against Tehran on Sunday, issuing a final ultimatum for the reopening of the <strong>Strait of Hormuz<\/strong>. In a series of social media posts, the President warned that if the waterway is not cleared for international shipping by <strong>Tuesday evening<\/strong>, the U.S. will launch strikes to &quot;obliterate&quot; Iran&#39;s power plants and bridges.<\/p>\n<p>The escalation follows a report from the <strong>Wall Street Journal<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NWS\">NWS<\/a>) indicating that <strong>Iran<\/strong> has refused to compromise on a proposed ceasefire agreement. According to mediators, Tehran has rejected any deal that does not include significant financial reparations and a guarantee that U.S. forces will exit regional bases, terms the White House has deemed &quot;unacceptable.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><em>Market analysts warn that the potential destruction of Iranian civilian infrastructure could lead to a &quot;generational supply shock&quot; in the energy sector.<\/em> The Strait of Hormuz typically handles approximately <strong>20% of the world&#39;s daily oil consumption<\/strong>, and its continued closure has already resulted in a global supply shortfall estimated at <strong>12 million barrels per day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting the heightened geopolitical risk, the <strong>United States Oil Fund<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/USO\">USO<\/a>) and major energy giants like <strong>ExxonMobil<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/XOM\">XOM<\/a>) and <strong>Chevron<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a>) are experiencing heavy trading volumes. <em>Investors are increasingly pricing in a &quot;worst-case scenario&quot; where military strikes lead to a wider regional conflict involving other Gulf energy facilities.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While <strong>President Trump<\/strong> suggested in a Fox News interview that there remains a &quot;good chance&quot; for a last-minute deal, the failure of mediation efforts led by Turkey and Pakistan has left the diplomatic path narrow. <em>The Tuesday 8:00 PM ET deadline now serves as the primary focal point for global commodity traders, with some forecasts suggesting oil could surge past $150 per barrel if hostilities commence.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways President Trump has set a hard deadline of 8:00 PM ET on Tuesday for Iran to reopen the 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