The Daily Populous Sunday April 5th, 2026 evening edition
Authored by nypost.com and submitted by joetaxpayer

President Trump kicked off Easter Sunday with a foul-mouthed tirade against Iran and praising Allah — warning the regime to “open the f—in'” Strait of Hormuz or else he will ensure the Islamic Republic’s leaders end up in hell.

“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F—in’ Strait, you crazy b—–ds, or you’ll be living in Hell.”

“JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah,” he added in a signed post.

3 Trump issued a fresh warning to Iran on Easter Sunday, urging the country to open the f—in'” Strait of Hormuz. MediaPunch / BACKGRID

The post marks a rare use of the f-bomb by Trump, and appears to be the first time he has praised Allah on his social media platform.

The president then seemed to extend the deadline, saying that that Iran has until 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday to cut a deal.

CNN anchor Jake Tapper read the president’s Truth Social message on the network’s “State of the Union” program, warning parents that, “If your children are watching, be warned, the president did not use polite language.”

He did not censor Trump’s profanity.

Late last month, Trump imposed a brief pause on strikes against Iranian energy facilities, which is in effect through Monday.

The president has been cautious about hitting power plants in Iran, due to concerns that it could inhibit the country’s ability to recover after the fighting stops.

3 Smoke rising from the Thai bulk carrier ‘Mayuree Naree’ near the Strait of Hormuz after an attack. ROYAL THAI NAVY/AFP via Getty Images

But he’s also made clear that such attacks won’t be off the table if Iran continues to create mayhem in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint, where over a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil flows through on an annual basis.

Shortly after Trump’s fiery Truth Social post, the president told Fox News’ Trey Yingst that he believes there’s a chance for a deal with Iran to be finalized by tomorrow.

“If they don’t make a deal and fast, I’m considering blowing everything up and taking the oil,” he added. “You’re going to see bridges and power plants dropping all over their country.”

During his 15-minute interview with Yingst, the president claimed that Iran killed 45,000 demonstrators during the protests earlier this year and revealed that the US attempted to funnel weapons to those protesters via the Iranian Kurds.

However, his administration believes those weapons largely didn’t make it to the protesters.

Trump also told Axios that his team is in “deep negotiations” with Iran and that while “There is a good chance” of getting a deal, “I am blowing up everything over there” if an agreement isn’t reached.

Special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are leading negotiations with Iran on behalf of the US. Recently, a deal looked close, according to Trump.

“But then they said they will meet us in five days. So I said, ‘Why five days?’ I felt they were not being serious. So I attacked the bridge,” he explained to the outlet.

The president first announced a pause on strikes on energy targets in Iran on March 23 due to what he described as “very good and productive conversations” his administration had with the regime. He then extended it to April 6, publicly claiming he did so because “they gave me ships,” meaning oil tankers that Iran supposedly let through the Strait of Hormuz.

Last week, Trump claimed that Iran begged him for a cease-fire, but he declined, vowing to bomb the regime “back to the Stone Ages” until it agrees to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Mediators claimed that efforts to put a pause in the fighting broke down by last Friday, according to the Wall Street Journal.

3 The Strait of Hormuz is an essential route where a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil flows through each year. 2026 Planet Labs PBC/AFP via Getty Images

Since Iran began unleashing drone and missile strikes in the Strait of Hormuz to scare off oil vessels in response to US and Israeli strikes against the theocratic regime, Trump has sought to put more of the onus on allies to step up and unlock the critical chokepoint.

“The countries of the world that do receive oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that passage,” he said in a national address last week. “They must grab it and cherish it. They can do it easily. We will be helpful, but they should take the lead in protecting the oil that they so desperately depend on.”

“I have a suggestion. Number one, buy oil from the United States of America. We have plenty. We have so much. And number two, build up some delayed courage…go to the strait and just take it.”

Prior to the war, the US only got about 2% of its petroleum liquids through the strait, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The US is the world’s largest exporter of oil.

Tensions with Iran hit a new flashpoint last week, after the regime claimed credit for shooting down an F-15E fighter jet. The US then carried out multiple daring operations to rescue the two crew members who were ejected when the jet was downed.

Trump announced late Saturday that the US rescued the second crew member, who was injured, during a high-risk operation.

The president is set to hold a press conference on Monday to discuss the stunning rescue missions.

KariukiGitau on April 5th, 2026 at 13:44 UTC »

This is what passes for presidential communication now? Vulgar insults, threats of massive strikes on Iranian power plants and bridges, and throwing in 'Praise be to Allah' for good measure. Failed cease-fires, downed jets, and now this. How many times are we going to stumble into Middle East conflicts without an exit plan? Americans are tired of it.

oiseaua20 on April 5th, 2026 at 13:41 UTC »

Trump dropping an Easter Sunday f-bomb and an “praise be to Allah” in the same breath while threatening to turn Iran's power grid into a holiday light show is the most 2026 thing I’ve ever read.

ENORMOUS_HORSECOCK on April 5th, 2026 at 13:39 UTC »

Week 1: We won Week 2: We're winning!

Week 3: Send help

Week 5: Praise be to Allah!