Trump issues stark warning to Iran after expletive-filled post: ‘We’re blowing up whole country’
WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump has issued another startling warning to Iran, saying if no deal would be made, “he’s blowing up the whole country”. The President’s statement came on the same day when he posted a shocking message for Tehran on Truth Social.
ABC News White House Correspondent Rachel Scott shared on X that she spoke with Trump on Sunday, April 5, and the POTUS told her “the conflict should be over in days, not weeks but if no deal is made he’s blowing up the whole country with ‘very little’ off the table.”
Spoke with President Trump. He told me the conflict should be over in days, not weeks but if no deal is made he’s blowing up the whole country with “very little” off the table.
— Rachel Scott (@rachelvscott) April 5, 2026
"If happens, it happens. And if it doesn't, we're blowing up the whole country,” he said.
I asked if…
Trump insists on ending the war soon
As per Scott, Trump also said to her that the war, which has been going on for over a month now, “should be wrapped up in days because no sane group of people could stand the punishment that's going to rain down on them if it's not.”
I asked the president if his 2 to 3 week timeline still holds.
— Rachel Scott (@rachelvscott) April 5, 2026
"It should be days, not weeks," Trump said.
“It should be wrapped up in days because no sane group of people could stand the punishment that's going to rain down on them if it's not," he said.
The senior political correspondent even posted on X that when she questioned Trump “if he would move back his deadline for Iran,” he replied, “I don't want to talk about it, they have plenty of time to make a deal. If they don't want to make a deal — their whole country is gone.”
I asked if the president if he would move back his deadline for Iran.
— Rachel Scott (@rachelvscott) April 5, 2026
He said "I don't want to talk about it, they have plenty of time to make a deal. If they don't want to make a deal — their whole country is gone," he said.
Trump claims Iranians are 'living in hell'
The US commander in chief also did not deter away from attacking civilian infrastructure. “Well, I don't want to talk about that. But the civilians want me to do it. Okay, the civilians, you know, when they're most unhappy, when they don't hear bombs going off because they're living in hell,” Trump added.
Here's the full quote when I asked the president about targeting civilian infrastructure
— Rachel Scott (@rachelvscott) April 5, 2026
"Well, I don't want to talk about that. But the civilians want me to do it. Okay, the civilians, you know, when they're most unhappy, when they don't hear bombs going off because they're…
Besides, Trump revealed to Scott that he’s testing NATO on the Strait of Hormuz issue.
“I said, I'd love to have you guys get involved. And they said, well, we can't do it. I said, Oh, that's okay. I didn't even give him a hard sell. They probably said, Oh, he's a terrible salesman. Because all I did say, love to have you be involved. I was doing that as a test. I didn't need that, right? They're a paper tiger. Paper Tiger. They have no ships. They have no nothing, and Putin has zero fear of them,” he claimed.
The president tells me he was testing NATO.
— Rachel Scott (@rachelvscott) April 5, 2026
"This was a test for NATO, I didn't need them, but I wanted to test them.”
“I said, I'd love to have you guys get involved. And they said, well, we can't do it. I said, Oh, that's okay. I didn't even give him a hard sell. They…
Trump issued stark warning to Iran in online post
Trump’s interview came as he threatened Iran with dire consequences in his Truth Social post.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: 🇺🇸 Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran.
— Donald J Trump Posts TruthSocial (@TruthTrumpPost) April 5, 2026
There will be nothing like it!!!
Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. pic.twitter.com/zmS6hBEThN
On Sunday, he posted, “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F***** Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.”
