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2026-04-06 09:53:14
[Hot News Recap: Trump's Easter Rage Threatens to Send Iran to "Hell" on Tuesday] 1. On Easter Sunday (local time), US President Trump issued a strong threat to Iran via social media, demanding that Tehran immediately open the Strait of Hormuz, or the US would launch strikes against Iranian power plants and bridges on Tuesday. He wrote in a post: "Tuesday will be Iran's Power Plant Day and Bridge Day, both at once. Unprecedented!!!" 2. The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively blocked by Iran since the US-Israel military strikes against Iran more than a month ago. Trump gave a more specific time in a subsequent post: "Tuesday, 8 p.m. ET!" The White House did not respond to whether this meant the US military would launch an attack at that time. 3. Trump's threat came shortly after the US military completed a high-intensity 48-hour rescue operation in Iran, successfully rescuing two US pilots. Trump stated that one of the rescued colonels was "seriously injured" and described the operation as an "Easter miracle." 4. Iran's Revolutionary Guard warned on Sunday that further attacks on Iranian civilian targets would severely damage U.S. economic interests in the region. Meanwhile, Trump's aggressive rhetoric drew criticism domestically, with a Democratic senator calling his remarks "embarrassing and childish" and increasing the risks to U.S. military personnel. 5. Several international law experts pointed out that Trump's threats to attack civilian infrastructure such as power plants and bridges could violate international humanitarian law. Massachusetts Democratic Representative and Marine Corps veteran Ochincross stated that although the U.S. still holds a military advantage, "strategically, this war has been lost."
