The US president has issued a fresh threat to Tehran, warning of imminent strikes on infrastructure
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US President Donald Trump has issued a new threat to Iran, warning of imminent strikes on key infrastructure while demanding Tehran reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH!”
The remarks escalate Trump’s recent ultimatums, in which he has threatened to target Iran’s energy and transport infrastructure if the strait is not reopened. The de-facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian forces has triggered a massive shock to global markets, as approximately 20–25% of the world’s oil and 20% of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) passes through the narrow waterway.
Meanwhile, Iranian military spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaghari has declared the US “so-called rescue operation” for a missing F-15 pilot “thwarted,” claiming Iranian forces downed four US aircraft involved in the mission – two C-130 transport planes and two Black Hawk helicopters.
In a televised address, Zolfaghari said the incident exposed “the repeated failures of the US military,” and lashed out at Trump over his “blabbering and deflections,” insisting “the reality on the ground clearly shows the superiority of the Iranian armed forces.” Washington earlier claimed the pilot was successfully rescued, with reports indicating he has been transported to Kuwait.
Separately, criticism is mounting over US-Israeli strikes on Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant. A strike on Saturday – the fourth in a month – damaged an auxiliary building and killed a guard. Following condemnation from the IAEA, Russia’s Rosatom and Iranian officials, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned a direct hit “could trigger a nuclear accident” with health impacts that would “devastate generations.”
Rosatom says all 198 evacuated staff from Bushehr are safe and expected to cross into Armenia overnight.
An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon killed seven people, including a four-year-old girl, bringing the death toll since early March to at least 1,422.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wished Christians “a blessed and joyful Easter,” touting Israel’s “unwavering” commitment to religious freedom — amid backlash over blocked Palm Sunday access to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and his comparison of Jesus to Genghis Khan.
Iran struck multiple energy sites in Kuwait, with Kuwait Petroleum Corporation reporting “significant material losses.”
Iran also said it hit petrochemical and industrial sites in Israel, the UAE and Bahrain, claiming the targets were linked to US economic interests.
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