Trump Posts Profane Threat to Iran on Truth Social, Warns of 'Hell' Over Strait of Hormuz

On Easter Sunday, President Trump posted an expletive-laden message on Truth Social threatening Iran over the Strait of Hormuz blockade. The post warned 'Open the F***in' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH!' Trump also declared Tuesday (April 7) would be 'Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran,' threatening to target civilian infrastructure including power plants and bridges. Legal experts, including international humanitarian law scholars cited by Middle East Eye and Snopes, warned such attacks on civilian infrastructure could constitute war crimes under the Geneva Conventions. The post came as Trump's deadline for Iran to reopen the strategic waterway approached, amid intensified strikes in the Middle East. The Strait of Hormuz blockade had been imposed by Iran in late March 2026 following escalating tensions over U.S. military operations in the region.

"Open the F***in' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran." — Posted on Truth Social on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026, as a deadline approached for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz