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| Trump threatens to ‘blow up the rest of' Iran and ‘its leaders' with new Strait of Hormuz ultimatum |
| 2026-04-22 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] President Donald Trump threatened to 'blow up the rest of Iran and its leaders' as he warned that he would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The US president announced hours earlier that he was indefinitely extending the ceasefire with Iran. The announcement came just one day before the ceasefire was set to expire as questions remained about whether there would be a second round of peace talks. But in an inflammatory post on his Truth Social page Tuesday night, the president denied that he would reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of the world's oil supply traverses. 'Iran doesn't want the Strait of Hormuz closed, they want it open so they can make $500 Million Dollars a day (which is, therefore, what they are losing if it is closed!),' Trump wrote. 'They only say they want it closed because I have it totally BLOCKADED (CLOSED!), so they merely want to 'save face,'' he argued. 'People approached me four days ago, saying, 'Sir, Iran wants to open up the Strait, immediately,'' the president continued. 'But if we do that, there can never be a Deal with Iran, unless we blow up the rest of their Country, their leaders included!' The White House had been planning to send Vice President JD Vance to Pakistan to negotiate an end to the war with Iranian officials, but the administration put the trip on hold amid Iran's rebuffed efforts to restart negotiations. Iran has not yet responded to Trump's announcement of the ceasefire extension. Both countries have warned that, without a deal, they were prepared to resume fighting. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei, for example, told Iran´s state TV there has been 'no final decision' on whether to agree to more talks because of 'unacceptable actions' by the US - apparently referring to the blockade of Iranian ports. Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani also said ending the blockade remains a condition for Iran to rejoin peace talks. When that happens, he said, 'I think the next round of the negotiations will take place.' But in a Truth Social post announcing the ceasefire extension, Trump vowed that the US would continue the blockade. At the same time, Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner were expected in Washington on Tuesday afternoon for consultations about how best to proceed, according to a US official who spoke on the condition of anonymity with the Associated Press. The official cautioned that Trump could change his mind on negotiating with Iran at any time, and declined to predict what would happen. The official said Trump has options short of restarting airstrikes. |
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