Trump Warns Iran Over Ceasefire Violations in Strait of Hormuz

Donald Trump has once again issued a stern warning to Iran over its alleged violation of the ceasefire, accusing it of targeting European vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

The former president cautioned that he would instruct the U.S. military to dismantle “every single power plant and every single bridge” in Iran should they reject the forthcoming peace agreement.

At the age of 79, Trump has dispatched envoys to Pakistan to engage in talks concerning the ongoing Middle Eastern conflict. Tensions have been high since February 28 when the U.S. initiated military actions in Iran.

On Sunday, Trump took to Truth Social to claim that Iran had “fired bullets yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz” at both a French vessel and a UK freighter.

He condemned the incident as “a total violation” of the ceasefire agreement, which had been in effect for two weeks after its announcement on April 8, and issued a renewed threat in response.

‘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,’ Trump wrote. 

‘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!’

Donald Trump has issued a fresh threat against Iran for allegedly breaking the ceasefire by firing bullets at European ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Writing on Truth Social on Sunday, President Donald Trump he said that Iran had ‘decided to fire bullets yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz’ at a French ship and a freighter from the UK

JD Vance will lead the next round of peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, ahead of the ceasefire expiration date on Wednesday, according to ABC News.

Trump told Fox News that US Special Envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff would also be part of the American delegation. 

According to Fox, the president warned that this will be Iran’s last chance to agree to a peace deal. 

‘If Iran does not sign this deal, the whole country is getting blown up,’ he said, per the outlet. 

Iran doubled down on its pledge to restrict ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz as long as the US blockade of Iranian ports remains in place, as mediators scrambled to extend the ceasefire.

The dueling blockades have complicated Pakistani-led mediation attempts and raised questions about whether the two-week truce can be extended. 

‘It is impossible for others to pass through the Strait of Hormuz while we cannot,’ Iranian parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said in an interview aired on state television late Saturday.

Qalibaf, who is Iran’s chief negotiator in talks with the United States, slammed the US blockade as a ‘naive decision made out of ignorance’. 

The president warned he would order the US military to ‘knock out every single power plant and every single bridge’ in Iran if they refuse the next peace deal. (Pictured: Smoke rising from buildings in the Iranian capital of Tehran on March 29, 2026, amid the ongoing conflict)

He said Iran still was seeking peace despite deep-seated distrust of the United States.

‘There will be no retreat in the field of diplomacy,’ he said, acknowledging that the gap between the two sides remained wide.

Iran had announced the strait’s reopening after a 10-day truce between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon took hold on Friday. 

But after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. blockade of Iran’s ports ‘will remain in full force’ until Tehran reaches a deal with the United States. 

Iran said it would continue enforcing its restrictions in the strait.

After a brief uptick in transit attempts on Saturday, vessels in the Persian Gulf held their positions, wary after two India-flagged ships were fired on mid-transit and forced to turn around. 

Their retreat returned the strait, through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil trade normally passes, to its pre-ceasefire status quo, threatening to deepen the global energy crisis and push the parties toward renewed conflict.

For Iran, the strait’s closure – imposed after the U.S. and Israel launched the war on Feb. 28 during talks over Tehran’s nuclear program – is perhaps its most powerful weapon, threatening the world economy and inflicting political pain on Trump. 

For the United States, the blockade squeezes Iran’s already weakened economy and pressures its government by denying it long-term cash flow.

This is a breaking news story with updates to follow.