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Trump threatens Tuesday strikes on Iran's power plants and bridges in profanity-laden post

President Trump threatened to hit Iranian power plants and bridges on Tuesday as he posted another ultimatum on social media Sunday morning. "Open the F*****' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell,"… Grouped from 5 articles across 5 sources.

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CBS NewsApr 5, 2026, 11:45 PM

Trump threatens Tuesday strikes on Iran's power plants and bridges in profanity-laden post

President Trump threatened to hit Iranian power plants and bridges on Tuesday as he posted another ultimatum on social media Sunday morning. "Open the F*****' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell," the president wrote. Taurean Small reports

ABC AustraliaApr 5, 2026, 8:13 PM

Live: Trump threatens to bomb Iran power plants in expletive-laden post

Donald Trump amps up pressure on Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, threatening in an expletive-laden social media post to target the country's power plants and bridges if the shipping lane is not opened. Follow live.

Al JazeeraApr 5, 2026, 7:07 PM

Trump threatens Iran in expletive-filled social media post

Donald Trump unleashed a vulgar online tirade against Iran’s leaders as his deadline for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

The GuardianApr 5, 2026, 5:01 PM

‘Unhinged madman’: US politicians react to Trump’s expletive-laden threat to Iran

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Bernie Sanders among those responding with alarm to Trump writing ‘open the fuckin’ strait, you crazy bastards’ Middle East crisis – live updates Some US politicians have reacted with alarm and questioned the US president’s mental state after Donald Trump issued an abusive, expletive-laden threat to Iran in which he called on the regime to “open the fuckin’ strait [of Hormuz], you crazy bastards”, as he threatened to further attack the country’s energy and transport infrastructure. The US president wrote on his Truth Social platform: “ Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP. ” Continue reading...

The Straits TimesApr 5, 2026, 5:00 PM

‘Embarrassing and juvenile’: Trump criticised for fiery, expletive-laden Easter message on Iran

In an expletive-laden post, the US president tells Iran: “Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell".

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