Trump Issues New Expletive‑Laden Social‑Media Threat to Strike Iranian Power Plants and Bridges by Tuesday as Rights Groups Condemn Civilian‑Infrastructure Targeting
In an expletive‑laden social‑media post and a Wall Street Journal interview, Trump warned that if Iran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday he will strike its power plants and bridges — at times vowing to destroy "every power plant" and warning Iran it would be "living in Hell," even appending the sign‑off "Praise be to Allah" and praising a rescued F‑15 crew member. Rights groups including Amnesty International’s Agnes Callamard condemned the threat, saying attacks on power and bridge infrastructure would chiefly harm civilians and could amount to war crimes, while observers note both sides have already struck infrastructure such as oil fields and desalination plants, raising legal and humanitarian concerns.
📌 Key Facts
- Former President Donald Trump posted an expletive‑laden social‑media message to Iran saying, “Open the F—-n’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH!” and appended “Praise be to Allah,” setting a Tuesday deadline for the Strait of Hormuz to be reopened.
- Trump explicitly named Tuesday as the target date, writing “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran,” and in a Wall Street Journal interview warned he could destroy “every power plant” and “every other plant they have in the whole country” and that Iran “won’t have any bridges standing” if the strait remained closed by Tuesday evening.
- The threats appeared as both an expletive‑laden social post and in a Wall Street Journal interview, underscoring the public and repeated nature of the warnings.
- The comments came as details emerged about a high‑risk U.S. rescue of an F‑15 crew member; Trump praised the rescued aviator as a “highly respected Colonel,” described the raid as a rarely attempted, extremely dangerous operation “deep inside the mountains of Iran,” and announced a Monday afternoon news conference with Pentagon officials.
- Amnesty International Secretary‑General Agnes Callamard publicly denounced the threats, warning that destruction of power infrastructure and bridges would primarily harm civilians and could carry war‑crimes implications.
- Reporters and outside observers note that both the U.S. and Iran have already struck civilian infrastructure — including oil fields and desalination plants — and that further targeting of such facilities increases potential war‑crimes exposure for both sides.
📊 Relevant Data
In the US Air Force, racial-ethnic minorities constitute 12% of the active-duty pilot population, while women make up 6% of this population, compared to higher percentages among American youth eligible for service.
The United States Air Force pilot diversity dilemma — Emerald Insight
In US special forces officers, White individuals comprise 71.2%, Hispanic or Latino 11.4%, Black or African American 6.4%, Unknown 6.1%, Asian 4.4%, and American Indian or Alaska Native 0.5%, compared to the US population where Whites are approximately 59%.
Special forces officer demographics and statistics in the US — Zippia
Racial disparities in US household energy burdens are influenced by factors such as average building age and homeownership rates, which disproportionately overburden African American households.
Energy burden: Exploring the intersection of race, income, and energy efficiency in the United States — Energy Research & Social Science
📰 Source Timeline (4)
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- Trump told The Wall Street Journal he could destroy 'every power plant' in Iran if the country does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday evening.
- He broadened the language to warn Iran would 'lose every power plant and every other plant they have in the whole country' if it keeps the strait closed.
- He again tied the threat to bridges as well, saying Iran 'won’t have any power plants and they won’t have any bridges standing' if it does not 'do something by Tuesday evening.'
- Trump’s latest comments come via an expletive‑laden social‑media post, not just a newspaper interview, again setting a Tuesday deadline for reopening the Strait of Hormuz or facing strikes on Iranian power plants and bridges.
- He adds the claim that Iran will be 'living in Hell' and appends 'Praise be to Allah' to the message, language likely aimed at both domestic supporters and Iranian audiences.
- Amnesty International head Agnes Callamard publicly denounces the threat on social media, warning that destruction of power infrastructure and bridges would primarily harm Iranian civilians and suggesting possible war‑crimes implications.
- The article stresses that both the U.S. and Iran have already attacked infrastructure such as oil fields and desalination plants, with outside observers warning of potential war‑crimes exposure on both sides.
- Confirms the precise wording and tone of Trump’s threat, including the phrase: “Open the F—-n’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH!”
- Specifies that Trump wrote: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran,” explicitly naming Tuesday as the target date for potential strikes.
- Notes that Trump appended “Praise be to Allah” to the post, an unusual religious sign‑off that is drawing attention on social media.
- Adds that Trump publicly praised the rescued F‑15 crew member as a “highly respected Colonel” and described the rescue as a rarely attempted, extremely dangerous raid “deep inside the mountains of Iran,” while announcing a Monday afternoon news conference with Pentagon officials.