President Trump has threatened to “blow up” the “whole country” of Iran if Tehran doesn’t agree to a deal that he is demanding it sign, as the very fragile ceasefire appears to be on the verge of collapsing.
Trump made the comments in an interview with Fox News reporter Trey Yingst. “I just spoke with President Trump for about 20 minutes, and he told me: ‘If Iran does not sign this deal, the whole country is getting blown up.’ He went on to say that bridges and power plants will be targeted if Iran does not sign this agreement,” Yingst said.
The threat from Trump came after Iran said it re-closed the Strait of Hormuz after briefly declaring it was open to all commercial vessels. The Iranian government said that the waterway was again closed due to the fact that the US was maintaining its blockade on Iranian ports, a violation of the ceasefire agreement.
After Iran said the strait was again closed, Iranian military vessels reportedly fired on two ships, something President Trump referenced in a post on Truth Social on Sunday, where he also threatened Iran with major attacks on its power plants and bridges.
“We’re offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they don’t, the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran. NO MORE MR. NICE GUY! They’ll come down fast, they’ll come down easy and, if they don’t take the DEAL, it will be my Honor to do what has to be done, which should have been done to Iran, by other Presidents, for the last 47 years. IT’S TIME FOR THE IRAN KILLING MACHINE TO END!” the president wrote.
In the same post, Trump said that his “representatives” were going to Pakistan for negotiations with Iran, referring to US envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. In another interview on Sunday, Trump said Vice President JD Vance would not attend the negotiations due to “security concerns.”
Iranian media reported on Sunday that there’s been no decision in Tehran to send negotiators to Islamabad and that there wouldn’t be “as long as there is a blockade.” Iranian officials have also denied claims from President Trump that Tehran agreed to allow the US to take Iran’s uranium that’s enriched at the 60% level.
“Iran’s enriched uranium is not going to be transferred anywhere. Transferring uranium to the United States has not been an option for us,” said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei.
The ceasefire between the US and Iran will expire on Wednesday, April 22, unless a deal is reached or the two sides agree to an extension.
