<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The clock is ticking on US President </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="_blank" title=" Donald Trump's"><span>Donald Trump's</span></a><span> latest threat to unleash "hell" on Iran, with the deadline set to run out at 8pm on Tuesday, US Eastern Time (10am, Wednesday AEST).</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In an expletive-laden Easter Sunday post on Truth Social, the US president says key Iranian infrastructure would be struck on Tuesday if the strategically-vital Strait of Hormuz is not reopened.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!!" Trump said in a Truth Social post.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-april-6-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/4a47f07a-4553-4ee9-842a-82f57ab6a264" rel="" target="_blank" title="Gulf states look to new oil pipeline"><strong><span>Gulf states look to new oil pipeline</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h2><span>President's expletive-laden threat</span></h2></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He also warned Iran to allow the free flow of ships through a strategically-vital Hormuz strait, where about one-fifth of the world's oil is shipped through.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Open the F*****' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell — JUST WATCH!" Trump said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-war-iran-what-time-will-trump-deadline-expire/2bb5088c-9652-41f3-816c-e061ba99a054" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He signed off his Easter Sunday post with: "Praise be to Allah."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump did not give a precise timeline, leaving the world guessing, until he posted again on Truth Social.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!"</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-update-clock-ticks-on-trumps-48hour-deadline-as-us-and-iran-race-to-find-missing-pilot/b2a59e43-5e1f-46e5-a7cc-d4ddba00f8da" rel="" target="_blank" title="US and Iran trade threats of escalation"><strong><span>US and Iran trade threats of escalation</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h2><span>Iran remains defiant</span></h2></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The White House would not confirm whether Trump was indicating a time when the US would attack Iran.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Iranian officials have been swift in responding to Trump's incendiary threats, with one regime spokesperson demanding war compensation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In a social media post, Iran's parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf dismissed Trump's recent threats of targeting Iran's infrastructure as "reckless."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"You won't gain anything through war crimes," Qalibaf wrote on X overnight.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The only real solution is respecting the rights of the Iranian people and ending this dangerous game."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Meanwhile, Seyyed Mohammad Mehdi Tabatabaei, a presidential spokesperson, wrote on X that Iran should be compensated by transit fees on ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/iran-israel-usa-war-farmers-food-nsw/9cdce10a-e191-417e-b117-666a273135fa" target="_blank" title="Farmers' food warning as they're forced to abandon paddocks due to lack of fuel"><strong><span>Farmers' food warning as they're forced to abandon paddocks due to lack of fuel</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h2><span>US politicians rail against Trump</span></h2></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There has also been strong criticism of Trump's threats from both side of American politics.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer likened Trump's message to that of "an unhinged madman". He wrote on X: "Happy Easter, America. As you head off to church and celebrate with friends and family, the President of the United States is ranting like an unhinged madman on social media.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Former Republican congresswoman and Trump backer Marjorie Taylor Greene also let rip on the president and his officials.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Everyone in his administration that claims to be a Christian needs to fall on their knees and beg forgiveness from God and stop worshipping the President and intervene in Trump's madness," she posted on X.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I know all of you and him and he has gone insane, and all of you are complicit."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-war-iran-update-inside-the-mission-to-recover-a-downed-american-airman/e5c78b96-cdba-4a54-b362-6ca202d0b461" rel="" target="_blank" title="Inside the mission to recover a downed American airman"><strong><span>Inside the mission to recover a downed American airman</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h2><span>CIA helped in rescue of airman</span></h2></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump's new threats against Iran came after the successful rescue of a downed US airman.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>For more than one day, the weapons systems officer whose F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down inside Iran avoided being captured by encroaching Iranian forces.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It involved hundreds of American military and intelligence personnel, including special operations forces who carried out the successful rescue mission, and CIA operatives who mounted a deception campaign beforehand to throw off potential Iranian captors.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The fighter jet was the first American aircraft to have crashed in Iranian territory since the US and Israel launched the war, striking Iran on February 28.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump called the operation "an AMAZING show of bravery and talent by all!"</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> </span><em><span>- With Associated Press</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></strong></em><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Sign up to</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></em></a></li></ul></div></div>