US President Donald J. Trump issued a terrifying threat laced with\nexpletives on Sunday (5 April 2026). Trump warned Tehran that it has\nuntil Tuesday night to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, or the United States\nwill raze all power plants and bridges in the country.<\/p>\n
This harsh threat was conveyed by Trump via his Truth Social media\naccount, emphasising that the US military is prepared to take extreme\naction if his demands are not promptly met. Trump shifted the deadline\nfrom Monday to Tuesday night in that highly aggressive post.<\/p>\n
\u201cTuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all combined into\none, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open that damn Strait,\nyou crazy bastards, or you will live in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise the\nLord. President DONALD J. TRUMP,\u201d Trump wrote, as quoted by The\nGuardian.<\/p>\n
Trump then reinforced the deadline for his attack in a follow-up post\non the same day. He provided a very specific time for Iranian\nauthorities to submit to Washington\u2019s will or face the total destruction\nof their national infrastructure.<\/p>\n
\u201cTuesday, 8:00 PM Eastern (Coast) Time!\u201d Trump added in the\nsubsequent post to clarify the ultimatum\u2019s duration.<\/p>\n
Despite issuing open threats of war, Trump signalled a possible\npeaceful agreement in his interview with Fox News. He stated that\nnegotiations are actually underway, but he is still preparing the most\nradical option to secure energy resources.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a good chance for a deal on Monday. If they do not make a\ndeal quickly, I am considering blowing everything up and taking the\noil,\u201d Trump said in the interview.<\/p>\n
Trump even bluntly admitted that he was behind the destruction of the\n136-metre-high B1 suspension bridge worth US$400 million (Rp6.8\ntrillion) last Thursday. He deliberately ordered the attack as a form of\nintimidation because he felt Iran was stalling in the negotiation\nprocess.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut then they said they would meet us in five days. So I said, \u2018Why\nfive days?\u2019 I felt they were not serious. So I attacked the bridge,\u201d\nTrump concluded when speaking to Axios.<\/p>\n
In response to the series of threats, Iran\u2019s Parliament Speaker\nMohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf warned that the reckless actions of the US\nPresident would only bring destruction to the entire Middle East region.\nHe emphasised that Trump\u2019s bluffs would drag America into a highly\ndangerous situation.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour reckless steps are dragging the United States into a REAL HELL\nfor every family, and our entire region will burn because you insist on\nfollowing Netanyahu\u2019s orders. Do not be mistaken: you will gain nothing\nthrough war crimes. The only real solution is to respect the rights of\nthe Iranian people and end this dangerous game,\u201d Ghalibaf wrote on his\nsocial media account.<\/p>\n
Sharp criticism also came from within the United States, where Senate\nMinority Leader from the Democratic Party, Chuck Schumer, described\nTrump\u2019s actions as uncontrolled. Schumer deemed the threats against\ncivilian infrastructure launched by the president as severely damaging\nto the nation\u2019s dignity.<\/p>\n
\u201cHappy Easter, America. As you go to church and celebrate with\nfriends and family, the President of the United States is ranting like\nan uncontrolled madman on social media. He is threatening potential war\ncrimes and alienating allies. This is him, but this is not who we are.\nOur country deserves much better,\u201d Schumer stated firmly via platform\nX.<\/p>\n
In line with Schumer, international law expert from Yale University,\nOona A. Hathaway, issued a warning from the perspective of war legality.\nAccording to her, attacks on civilian targets as planned by Trump are\nclearly a serious violation of international law.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf this threatened attack is actually carried out, it would be a war\ncrime. Tormenting civilians for bargaining purposes is an illegal act\nunder the law,\u201d Hathaway said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/trumps-ultimatum-to-iran-over-strait-of-hormuz-open-it-quickly-or-face-hell-1775649151", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }