Donald Trump on Tuesday morning threatened to annihilate the entirety of Iranian civilization should the country’s government ignore his 8pm ET deadline to reopen the strait of Hormuz. Trump’s latest threat against the totality of Iranian civilization “shocks the conscience”, House Democratic leaders said in a joint statement, calling for a “decisive congressional response”. Questions about the president’s mental state have grown louder since Trump’s expletive-ridden Easter Sunday message, with Democrats and critics calling him “unhinged” and a “madman”. Trump’s Truth Social post came the morning after a chaotic White House press conference in which Trump voiced his threats to reporters. The military campaign is being followed by Trump’s $1.5tn Pentagon budget request, submitted last week alongside sweeping cuts to domestic programs.

Source: The Guardian April 07, 2026 20:59 UTC