{"id":79795,"date":"2026-04-08T03:31:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T03:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=79795"},"modified":"2026-04-08T03:31:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T03:31:32","slug":"bitcoin-caught-in-the-crossfire-as-trumps-iran-deadline-nears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=79795","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Caught In The Crossfire As Trump\u2019s Iran Deadline Nears"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Young Iranians were being called to form human chains around their country\u2019s power plants Tuesday \u2014 a sign of just how seriously Tehran is taking US President Donald Trump\u2019s threat to bomb<\/a> the nation\u2019s civilian infrastructure before the day was out.<\/p>\n

Tehran Pushes Back On Trump\u2019s Ultimatum<\/h2>\n

Iran\u2019s deputy minister of youth and sports, Alireza Rahimi, posted a public call on X urging athletes, artists, and young citizens to stand beside power stations across the country at 2 p.m. local time.<\/p>\n

\u201cAttacking public infrastructure is a war crime,\u201d he wrote. The appeal came hours after Trump told reporters Monday that the US holds a plan to wipe out every Iranian bridge and power plant by midnight Tuesday \u2014 a deadline<\/a> he tied to Iran\u2019s refusal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway through which a significant share of the world\u2019s oil passes.<\/p>\n

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#BREAKING<\/a>: Alireza Rahimi, Iran\u2019s deputy minister of youth and sports, has called on Iranians to form human chains at power plants across the country to denounce the USA bombing threats against the facilities hours before Trump\u2019s deadline for Iran ends.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) April 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Trump<\/a> would not say whether the war was winding down or intensifying. He called it a \u201ccritical period\u201d that depended entirely on what Iran chose to do next. But he left little doubt about the consequences if Tehran held firm. Iran, he said, could be \u201ctaken out in one night\u201d \u2014 and that night might be Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps fired back, calling Trump\u2019s statements the \u201cbaseless\u201d ramblings of a \u201cdelusional\u201d president facing military setbacks. IRGC spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaqari warned that any repeated strikes on non-civilian sites would trigger a far larger retaliatory response. Iran\u2019s foreign ministry separately urged Americans to hold their own government accountable for what it described as an unjust and aggressive war.<\/p>\n

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TRUMP\u2019S DEADLINE: STRIKE, DEAL OR BLUFF<\/p>\n

Donald Trump has set an 8 p.m. deadline, warning he will bomb major Iranian infrastructure if Tehran doesn\u2019t reopen the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

Based on past behavior, three outcomes are possible:<\/p>\n

\"\ud83d\udd38\" Back down (unlikely): Trump could avoid\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) April 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A ceasefire proposal drafted by mediating countries \u2014 calling for a 45-day pause<\/a> and the reopening of the strait \u2014 went nowhere fast. Trump dismissed it Monday as a significant step but said it fell short. Iran rejected it outright, demanding a permanent end to the fighting rather than a temporary truce.<\/p>\n

Commanders Killed, Nuclear Site Hit<\/h2>\n

The battlefield picture grew darker by the hour. Israel confirmed it killed Majid Khademi, the head of the IRGC\u2019s intelligence organization, early Monday. Israel\u2019s defense minister said Khademi bore direct responsibility for Israeli civilian deaths and was among the three most senior figures in the revolutionary guards.<\/p>\n

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Iran\u2019s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei \u2014 who has not appeared in public since taking over following the assassination of his father at the start of the war<\/a> \u2014 issued a written statement vowing that the killings would not break his forces.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin Slides As Ceasefire Hopes Collapse<\/p>\n

Markets are feeling the tension. Bitcoin<\/a> was trading around $68,210 on Tuesday, down roughly 2.50% as Trump\u2019s deadline drew closer and ceasefire hopes faded. The cryptocurrency had briefly climbed to nearly $69,700 on Monday after news broke of the 45-day truce proposal, with trading volume spiking above $29 billion during a 3%-plus surge.<\/p>\n

Reports<\/a> indicate Bitcoin has been swinging between $66,000 and $71,000 since the conflict began in late February, mirroring how it behaved during earlier geopolitical shocks \u2014 dropping sharply on escalation, recovering when talks flicker.<\/p>\n

Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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