President Donald Trump has issued a stern warning, threatening to “blow up the rest of Iran and its leaders” while asserting that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed under his authority.
Earlier, the President declared an indefinite extension of the ceasefire with Iran, a move that came just as the initial ceasefire was approaching its expiration.
This decision was announced amidst ongoing uncertainty regarding the possibility of a second round of peace negotiations between the two nations.
However, in a provocative message posted on his Truth Social account late Tuesday, Trump unequivocally stated that he has no intention of reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz, a passageway responsible for the transit of a significant portion of the world’s oil supply.
“Iran doesn’t want the Strait of Hormuz closed; they want it open so they can earn $500 million a day, which is what they are losing with it shut,” Trump commented.
He further contended, “They claim to want it closed only because I have effectively BLOCKADED it, so their stance is merely an attempt to ‘save face.'”
‘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!’
President Donald Trump threatened to ‘blow up the rest of’ Iran and ‘its leaders’ in a Truth Social post on Tuesday night
He said he would not reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz
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.
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.
The White House had been planning to send Vice President JD Vance to Pakistan to engage with Iranian leaders
Yet on Truth Social, Trump lambasted a Wall Street Journal columnist for penning an op-ed entitled ‘The Iranians Take Trump for a Sucker.’
‘An IDIOT on The Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Board, named Elliot Kaufman, just wrote an Op Ed entitled, ‘The Iranians Take Trump for a Sucker.’ Really?,’ Trump wrote on his Truth Social page.
‘For 47 years, they have killed our people, and many others, and taken advantage of every President, except me — And what did I give to them, a Country in tatters!’
Trump then went on to extoll his victories in Iran, claiming that ‘their entire Navy is at the bottom of the Sea, their Air Force is gone… their Nuclear Labs and Storage Areas were OBLITERATED.’
He also noted that General Qasem Soleimani, whom he called an ‘evil genius who destroyed the lives of so many with his favored roadside bombs,’ was killed by US forces in 2020.
Additionally, Trump pointed out that the Strait of Hormuz is still being blockaded by US forces, which he claimed is costing the country $500 million a day.
‘Their Country is an Economic Catastrophe, that is hanging by a thread.’
The president also hit out at former President Barack Obama for his nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic and claimed ‘other presidents did nothing to stop them, a BLIGHT on the Office of the Presidency.
‘But despite all of this, I have a MORON on the Editorial Board of The Wall Street Journal writing about me being taken for a ‘sucker,” he wrote.
‘Iran certainly doesn’t think so!’ the president argued. ‘Neither does anyone else.’
‘I guess Rupert Murdoch told him to write it this way because The Wall Street Journal has lost its way, no longer required reading, just another failing political ‘RAG!,’ he said of the owner of the storied newspaper.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
