President Donald Trump on Sunday issued a brand-new warning to Iran after the Islamic Republic reportedly fired upon a tanker Saturday in the Strait of Hormuz.
“Iran decided to fire bullets yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz – A Total Violation of our Ceasefire Agreement!” Trump exclaimed in a lengthy post on Truth Social. “Many of them were aimed at a French Ship, and a Freighter from the United Kingdom. That wasn’t nice, was it?
“My Representatives are going to Islamabad, Pakistan – They will be there tomorrow evening, for Negotiations. Iran recently announced that they were closing the Strait, which is strange, because our BLOCKADE has already closed it.
🇮🇷 Iran is closing the Strait of Hormuz the dirty way.
It started with 2 IRGC gunboats pulling up on a merchant tanker 20 nautical miles northeast of Oman, no radio warning, no challenge, just straight gunfire.
Breach of maritime rules?
The goal wasn’t to sink the ship, but… https://t.co/H46p1kEdpK pic.twitter.com/5FZzlQgXaE
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 19, 2026
“They’re helping us without knowing, and they are the ones that lose with the closed passage, $500 Million Dollars a day! The United States loses nothing. In fact, many Ships are headed, right now, to the U.S., Texas, Louisiana, and Alaska, to load up, compliments of the IRGC, always wanting to be ‘the tough guy!’
“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!”
🚨 IRAN DELUSIONAL, Iran claims they “FULLY CONTROL” the Strait of Hormuz while US Navy destroyers and Apache helicopters are parked right there ready to sink their entire fleet.
IRGC is throwing a public meltdown because Trump holds 100% of the leverage. pic.twitter.com/7wWtEubOni
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) April 18, 2026
Jonathan Karl of ABC News says Trump told him despite the “serious violation” of the ceasefire, the president thinks he still can get a peace deal.
“It will happen. One way or another. The nice way or the hard way. It’s going to happen. You can quote me,” Trump said.
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