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US President Donald Trump has dropped the F-bomb connected an Easter κοινωνικά media post, to endanger “hell” connected Iran if it doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
US President Donald Trump has ratcheted up unit connected Iran, threatening successful an expletive-laden Easter Sunday κοινωνικά media station to target Iran’s powerfulness plants and bridges if the strategic Strait of Hormuz is not reopened.
Trump said his deadline for Iran to open the strait oregon face attacks connected captious infrastructure is Tuesday evening, according to an interrogation helium gave to the Wall Street Journal on Sunday.
The Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for astir one-fifth of the world’s lipid and earthy state supply, has been mostly unopen down since the war began 5 weeks ago.
“Tuesday will beryllium Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, each wrapped up successful one, successful Iran,” Trump said connected his Truth Social platform.
“There will beryllium thing similar it!!! Open the F****n’ Strait, you brainsick bastards, oregon you’ll beryllium surviving successful Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise beryllium to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP”
Later connected Sunday, the US president successful a follow-up post, gave a much precise deadline: “Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!” (sic)
Adding to the pressure, Washington’s state successful the war, Israel, which attacked a large petrochemicals installation connected Saturday, was preparing to attack vigor facilities adjacent week and was awaiting US approval, a elder Israeli defence authoritative said.
However, successful the ταξινόμηση of mixed messaging that has baffled supporters and foes alike, fto unsocial fiscal markets, Trump connected Sunday told Fox News that Iran was negotiating, with a woody imaginable by Monday.
Tehran is demanding an extremity to hostilities and its parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf condemned Trump’s threats, saying helium was being misled by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“Your reckless moves are dragging the United States into a surviving HELL for each single family, and our whole portion is going to pain due to the fact that you importune connected pursuing Netanyahu’s commands,” helium posted connected X.
1/ Your reckless moves are dragging the United States into a surviving HELL for each single family, and our whole portion is going to pain due to the fact that you importune connected pursuing Netanyahu’s commands.
Make nary mistake: You won’t summation thing done war crimes.
— محمدباقر قالیباف | MB Ghalibaf (@mb_ghalibaf) April 5, 2026
Trump’s menace follows an aggravated 48-hour rescue cognition for two US airmen wrong Iran.
A US airman, whose pitchy was downed, was injured but harmless aft helium hid successful the mountains earlier being rescued.
“The rescue was an Easter miracle,” Trump said.
Thirteen US subject unit person died and hundreds of others person been wounded passim the Middle East since the US and Israel started operations.
Trump said helium will clasp a quality league connected Monday successful the Oval Office alongside the military.
The mean US petrol terms deed $US4.11 ($A5.95) a gallon connected Sunday, according to AAA, up from beneath $US3 ($A4.3) when strikes connected Iran began.
The war, which opened with US and Israeli aerial strikes crossed Iran connected February 28, has spread into Lebanon, where Israel has resumed its run against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah.
Thousands of radical person died, chiefly successful Iran and Lebanon, where Israeli aerial strikes killed different 11 radical connected Sunday, according to Lebanon’s health ministry.
Trump’s blending of spiritual references with threats of subject action drew some disapproval connected Sunday.
Republican erstwhile Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, writing connected X, accused Trump of betraying Christian values. She said Christians successful the medication should be “pursuing peace” alternatively than “escalating war” and argued that Jesus’ teachings emphasised forgiveness and love, including toward enemies.
The Council connected American-Islamic Relations besides condemned Trump’s language, saying successful a statement that his “mocking of Islam and his threats to onslaught civilian infrastructure” were reckless and dangerous.
Source: Reuters
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