Trump Gives Iran 48 Hour Ultimatum Warns Hell Will Reign

Kenji Sato

-Apr 5, 2026, 10:19 PM

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Trump threatens to bomb Iran power plants in expletive-laden post — as it happened US President Donald Trump has threatened to attack Iranian energy and infrastructure in an expletive-laden post on Truth Social, as part of a renewed warning to Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz by Monday. "Open the F****n' Strait, you crazy b*******, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah," he wrote.

In the post, Mr Trump said Tuesday in Iran would be "Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one". "There will be nothing like it!!!" he wrote. On Sunday the US rescued a crew member who went missing after Iran downed an F-15 jet, in an operation reportedly involving hundreds of special forces troops. In a separate post on Truth Social, Mr Trump said the rescued airman was seriously wounded upon his daylight recovery, as Iran was "getting close" to capturing him.

Iranian military officials claimed several US aircraft were destroyed in the south of Iran's Isfahan province during America's mission to find the stranded aviator, releasing images and videos purporting to show the wreckage. While Washington has not released details, multiple outlets are reporting the US military blew up two of its own transport planes due to a technical malfunction during the operation.

Mr Trump said he believed there was a "good chance" of making a deal with Iran on Monday, ahead of his deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face heavy bombing. "I think there is a good chance tomorrow, they are negotiating now," he told a Fox News journalist in an interview on Sunday.

"If they don't make a deal and fast, I'm considering blowing everything up and taking over the oil." Iran's central military command has rejected Mr Trump's threats, warning "the gates of hell will open for you". Catch up on Sunday's developments below. Key Events Submit a comment or question Live updates Thanks for joining us This is where we'll leave you for the night. Thanks for joining us on our rolling coverage. We'll be back tomorrow morning with a new blog, bringing you the latest developments on the war.

US-Israeli strikes hit airport in Iran, state media says US-Israeli strikes have hit an airport in southwestern Iran on Sunday, Iranian news agencies have reported. "The Shahid (Qasem) Soleimani international airport was hit in an airstrike carried out by US and Zionist forces," the official IRNA news agency said, citing the deputy governor of Khuzestan province, Valiollah Hayati.

Reporting with AFP Trump says 'good chance' of deal with Iran on Monday US President Donald Trump says he believes there is a "good chance" of making a deal with Iran on Monday, ahead of his deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face heavy bombing. "I think there is a good chance tomorrow, they are negotiating now," he told a Fox News journalist. "If they don't make a deal and fast, I'm considering blowing everything up and taking over the oil," he added.

Reporting with AFP Iranian media release images claiming to show destroyed US aircraft Iranian media is publishing images and video purporting to show US aircraft destroyed during the US operation to rescue the missing F-15 crew member in Iran. In the handout images released by Sepahnews, the official website of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, wreckage is shown at what Iran's state TV is claiming as the site of a downed American transport plane and two helicopters involved in a rescue operation in Isfahan province.

Reuters says while it has not been able to verify the exact time the photo below was taken, the shape and position of the mountains matched topography mapping and satellite imagery. The news agency also said no older versions of the video and versions of the photo have been found posted online before today.

The type of aircraft in the debris could not be verified, but William Goodhind, a forensic imagery analyst with Contested Ground, told Reuters the photos show the main rotor and rotor blades of a helicopter, and at least two propeller engines of a fixed-wing aircraft with six rotor blades.

These following three images below were also published by the Associated Press, sourced from Sepahnews: Earlier an Iran claimed several US aircraft had been destroyed, amid reports the US military blew up two of its own transport planes due to a technical malfunction during the rescue mission. Washington has not released details.

Pope Leo urges world leaders to end wars on Easter Pope Leo has urged global leaders in his Easter message on SUnday to end the conflicts raging across the world and abandon any schemes for power, conquest or domination. The pope, who has emerged as an outspoken critic of the Iran war, lamented in a special message to the thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square that people "are growing accustomed to violence, resigning ourselves to it, and becoming indifferent".

"Let those who have weapons lay them down!" the first US pope exhorted. "Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace!" Reporting with Reuters UAE reports attacks with dozens of missiles and drones The United Arab Emirates’ Defense Ministry said that among the 60 projectiles fired at the country today, nine were ballistic missiles, 50 were drones and one was a cruise missile.

This brings the total number of projectiles that have targeted the UAE during the war to 507 ballistic missiles, 24 cruise missiles, and 2,191 drones. The UAE sits precariously on the small promontory of land that ends at the Strait of Hormuz. What you need to know this evening - The US has rescued the crew member who went missing after Iran downed an F-15 jet, in an operation multiple US outlets are reporting involved hundreds of special forces troops.

An Iranian military spokesman claims four US aircraft were "destroyed" — two C-130 military transport planes and two Black Hawk helicopters — during the rescue mission. - There are reports the US military blew up two of its own transport planes due to a technical malfunction during the rescue mission. Washington has not released details. - Donald Trump says the rescued airman was seriously wounded upon recovery, as Iran was "getting close" to capturing him.

The US president is also hardening his threats to strike Iran's critical infrastructure if the government in Tehran doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz by his Monday deadline. - Earlier, he said Iran had 48 hours left to make a deal or open the Strait of Hormuz before "all Hell will reign (sic) down on them". - Iran's central military command has rejected the threat, warning "the gates of hell will open for you". - The US says it arrested relatives of slain Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.

Thanks for being with us as we bring you the latest. Trump tells Iran to 'open the F****n Strait or you'll be living in Hell' In a follow up post on his Truth Social, the US president issued a warning to Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz. "Open the F****n' Strait, you crazy b*******, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah," he wrote.

He also threatened to attack Iranian energy and infrastructure, calling Tuesday in Iran "Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one". "There will be nothing like it!!!" he wrote. Trump says rescued airman was 'seriously wounded' US President Donald Trump says the "really brave" F-15 crew member was rescued from "deep inside the mountains of Iran" in broad daylight. In a new post on Truth Social, Trump said the missing airman is a highly respected Colonel and was seriously wounded upon recovery.

He also mentioned that Iran was getting "close" to locating the US crew member. He called the operation an "AMAZING show of bravery and talent by all" after spending seven hours over Iran. Israeli intelligence helped US airman rescue mission in Iran, official says Israel provided intelligence assistance to the United States during the operation to rescue the stranded US airman in Iran, an Israeli security official said. Israel halted its attacks in the area to facilitate the mission, the official added.

Reporting with Reuters US military blew up two transport planes in Iran, AP reports The Associated Press is reporting the US military blew up two of its own transport planes due to a technical malfunction during its successful rescue mission for the stranded aviator, citing a regional intelligence official. The official, who was briefed on the mission and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said those incidents forced the military to bring in additional aircraft to complete the rescue.

Just less than an hour ago, we reported that Iranian military officials claimed they destroyed four US aircraft. The US has still not confirmed whether any of its aircraft were destroyed by Iran. Oman, Iran hold talks on ensuring transit through Hormuz Oman and Iran have held talks at the deputy foreign minister level to discuss transit through the Strait of Hormuz, Oman's Foreign Ministry has shared on X. "The meeting discussed possible options for ensuring the smooth flow of transit through the Strait of Hormuz ...

experts from both sides presented a number of visions and proposals," the post said. The talks come after an Iranian official said on Thursday that Iran was drafting a protocol with Oman to monitor traffic in the strait. Reporting with Reuters Iran claims to have destroyed four US aircraft during American rescue mission Iran's military says the US operation to rescue a missing airman used an abandoned airport in southern Isfahan province.

Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesman for the military's central command headquarters, also said that two C-130 military transport planes and two Black Hawk helicopters were destroyed during the operation. This is the second time we're hearing that planes were destroyed during the operation — earlier today, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it destroyed one US aircraft, before issuing a statement saying it destroyed several "flying objects". In his description of the rescue operation, US President Donald Trump didn't mention the destruction of any US aircraft.

Multiple US media outlets are, however, reporting that a transport plane involved in the operation became "stuck" at a remote base in Iran, and was destroyed on the ground by US forces to prevent it from falling into Iranian hands. Five guards killed in Iran, state media says Multiple Iranian news agencies are reporting that five fighters with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have been killed today.

"Following the brutal attacks of the American–Israeli enemy on the Moghan Plain … five IRGC fighters have attained martyrdom," said Iran's official IRNA news agency. The agency cited a statement from the IRGC guards in the country's northwestern Ardabil province. We don't know if this has any relation to the earlier search-and-rescue operation for the then-missing US crew member from the downed F-15 jet. We also still don't know the exact location of the rescue operation, but multiple US outlets reported the operation involved hundreds of special forces troops.

The war today in pictures Here are some images filed from AP photographers on the ground in Lebanon, Iran and Israel, as the Middle East war enters its sixth week. This photo shows a man sleeping in his car in downtown Beirut after fleeing Israeli bombings in southern Lebanon with his family. This one shows displaced children, who also fled Israeli bombings in southern Lebanon, cleaning the floor of their makeshift home set up along the Mediterranean Sea in Beirut.

As we've heard, upwards of a million people have been displaced and more than 1,400 people have been killed as Israel continues its campaign on Hezbollah targets, mostly in the country's south. In the Iranian city of Zanjan, the dome of the Grand Hosseiniyeh mosque has been punctured. Officials say the mosque was hit by US-Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday. And in Israel, Palestinian Muslims were pictured attending prayers outside Jerusalem's Old City due to restrictions linked to the war.

Iran's internet blackout is longest nationwide shutdown on record Iran's internet blackout is now the longest nationwide shutdown on record in any country, NetBlocks has reported. The internet monitor posted on X today the shutdown has entered its 37th consecutive day after 864 hours. It also noted some countries have had intermittent or regional-level shutdowns over longer periods, while North Korea has never been connected to the global internet at all.

Egypt discusses ways to de-escalate before Trump's Hormuz deadline expires Egypt's foreign minister Badr Abdelatty has spoken by phone with US envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, as well as with his Turkish and Pakistani counterparts who are also helping mediate between the US and Iran. The Egyptian foreign ministry said earlier that Mr Abdelatty discussed a day earlier "ideas and proposals to achieve the required calm" and warned of an "unprecedented explosion" in the Middle East. It didn't elaborate further.

US President Donald Trump renewed his threats for Iran to open up the Strait of Hormuz by Monday or face devastating consequences. Reporting with AP What do we know about the US airman's rescue? We've been bringing you updates today of the rescue of an American aviator after their fighter jet was shot down over Iran. The F-15 Strike Eagle was the first American aircraft to have crashed in Iranian territory since the start of the war in late February.

And the operation to rescue the aviator involved hundreds of special forces troops and dozens of aircraft. The story below by the ABC's Henry Zwartz has everything we know so far about the rescue mission. IDF denies Hezbollah reports it struck Israeli navy vessel Israel's military has responded to Lebanese militant group Hezbollah's claim that it struck an Israeli warship with a cruise missile. The IDF simply says it is unaware of the incident, according to the Times of Israel. We'll keep you updated once things become a little clearer.

A recap on today's events - The US has rescued the crew member who was missing after Iran downed an F-15 jet, in an operation involving hundreds of special forces troops and dozens of aircraft. - The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says an American aircraft was "destroyed" during the successful US operation to rescue the airman. - Multiple US media outlets are reporting a transport plane involved in the operation became "stuck" and was destroyed by US forces to prevent it from being obtained by Iran.

US President Donald Trump said early this morning that Iran had 48 hours left to make a deal or open the Strait of Hormuz before "all Hell will reign down on them". - Iran's central military command has rejected the threat, warning "the gates of hell will open for you". - The exchange comes after two US planes, a fighter jet and a ground attack plane, were shot down by Iran. Two crew members were rescued before the third was saved today.

The US says it arrested relatives of slain Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. Thanks for being with us as we bring you the latest.

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