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Iran war threatens to escalate as Trump demands reopening of Strait of Hormuz 0%
By Anders Hagstrom77%
4/7/2026, 3:47:29 AM
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President Donald Trump gave a grim warning to Iran on Tuesday morning, saying "a whole civilization will die tonight" if a deal isn't made to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
"A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.
I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
"However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS?
We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end.
God Bless the Great People of Iran!"
he added.
Trump gave the Iranian regime until 8 p.m.
ET on Tuesday to agree to a ceasefire that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth drew parallels between the rescue mission of an Air Force officer shot down in Iran on Good Friday and Jesus Christ's death and resurrection.
Hegseth spoke Monday during President Donald Trump's press conference centered on the Easter weekend rescue mission.
He described how the airman "evaded capture for more than a day, scaling rugged ridges while hunted by the enemy."
"When he was finally able to activate his emergency transponder, his first message was simple and it was powerful.
He sent a message: 'God is good,'" Hegseth said.
"In that moment of isolation and danger, his faith and fighting spirit shone through."
Hegseth continued to describe the experience of the airman, suggesting that it was a spiritual experience for him.
"You see, shot down on a Friday —Good Friday — hidden in a cave — a crevice — all of Saturday and rescued on Sunday," Hegseth said.
"Flown out of Iran as the sun was rising on Easter Sunday, a pilot reborn.
All home and accounted for.
A nation rejoicing.
God is good."
Throughout the press conference, Trump also gave thanks to God for the success of the rescue mission, claiming multiple times that "God was watching us."
The ongoing ceasefire negotiations with Iran have been "positive" so far, but it remains unclear whether an agreement can be made in time to meet President Donald Trump's deadline, a senior U.S. official told Fox News on Tuesday.
“We are absolutely in touch with [Iran].
Absolutely.
[The talks] have been positive.
If we get lucky, we will have something by the end of the day," the official said.
Trump has given Iran until 8 pm ET to accept an agreement that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
If Iran does not meet the deadline, Trump has vowed to drastically escalate the conflict, targeting the nation's power plants and transportation infrastructure.
The U.S. carried out "dozens" of strikes against military targets on Iran's Kharg Island late Monday night and early Tuesday morning, a senior U.S. official told Fox News.
President Donald Trump first floated attacks on the Iranian stronghold last week as his threats over reopening the Strait of Hormuz kicked off.
"U.S. hit dozens of military targets on Kharg Island overnight,” the official told Fox on Tuesday.
There have been no reports that the U.S. has deployed troops to strike the island.
The Islamic Republic of Iran took the lives of two men convicted of trying to storm a military facility and access an armory in January, the Mizan news outlet of Iran's judiciary indicated on Sunday, according to Reuters.
An organization called Iran Human Rights said that the Iranian news agency reported that the two individuals, Mohammad Amin Biglari and Shahin Vahedparast Kolor, were hanged on April 5.
Biglari, a 19-year-old computer science student, Kolor, 30, were arrested with several other individuals on January 8 amid a crackdown against protesters in the nation's capital city of Tehran, according to the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
They faced charges that included "'enmity against God (moharebeh), corruption on earth, arson of public facilities, and assembly and collusion to commit crimes against national security,'" the group indicated.
Another individual arrested January 8, 18-year-old Amirhossein Hatami, was hanged on April 2, Iran Human Rights noted, citing the Mizan News Agency.
Ali Fahim, a 23-year-old who was among those arrested on January 8, was executed on April 6, the Hengaw Organization noted on Monday, explaining that the Mizan news agency confirmed the killing.
"These executions are part of the Islamic Republic’s strategy of survival, waging war against its own people under the shadow of external conflict," Iran Human Rights Director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam noted.
"The international community must respond with urgency.
The situation of prisoners and the regime’s systematic use of the death penalty as a political tool of repression must be made a central condition in any negotiations or engagement with the Islamic Republic."
Rep.
Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., called President Donald Trump an "unhinged lunatic" in a Monday post on X, advocating for him to be ousted from office.
"This is not ok.
Invoke the 25th amendment.
Impeach.
Remove.
This unhinged lunatic must be removed from office," she asserted.
The left-wing lawmaker made the comments while sharing a screenshot of the president's controversial Easter Sunday Truth Social post threatening attacks against Iranian power plants and bridges.
"Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran.
There will be nothing like it!!!
Open the F---in’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH!
Praise be to Allah," Trump wrote in the post, referring to the Strait of Hormuz.
Sen.
Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., warned in a Monday post on X, "Threatening to target power plants and other non-military targets is not strength.
If those words become orders to destroy civilian infrastructure with no valid military purpose, it’s hard to see how they would not violate the laws of armed conflict.
America leads best with strength, discipline, and professionalism.
Illegal orders to make civilians suffer would be a black mark on our military and our country."
Sen.
Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., declared in a Sunday post on X, "President Trump's profanity-laden Easter threat to attack Iran's civilian infrastructure—power plants and bridges—are the words of a frustrated and immoral madman.
Many experts agree that such attacks would be war crimes under international law.
To our military leaders, remember this: You are legally required to refuse orders to commit war crimes."
Sen.
Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., characterized Trump's comments as "the ravings of a dangerous and mentally unbalanced individual," asserting in a Sunday post on X, "Congress has got to act NOW.
End this war."
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment early Tuesday morning.
U.N.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the Trump administration that attacking civilian infrastructure in Iran is prohibited under international law, according to his spokesman.
"Even if specific civilian infrastructure were to qualify as a military objective," spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.
Dujarric said an attack on these civilian targets would still be banned if it risks "excessive incidental civilian harm."
If U.S.
President Donald Trump moves forward with his threats to strike power plants and bridges, Dujarric said a court would determine whether the attacks amount to war crimes.
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