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‘Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards’: Trump threatens to blow up Iranian power plants, bridges

By Nava Freiberg 5 April 2026, 3:18 pm
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Nava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.

US President Donald Trump pauses as he finishes speaking about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
US President Donald Trump pauses as he finishes speaking about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)

US President Donald Trump warns that the US will attack power plants and bridges in Iran today, calling on Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz in a brief and expletive-laden post on his Truth Social account.

“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,” writes the president.

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