ToplinePresident Donald Trump threatened to strike Iran’s power plants and bridges next Tuesday—his third bombing deadline after letting two previous ones pass—amid a burst of social activity following reports he had seemed to disappear from public view.The president threatened to target Iran’s infrastructure next Tuesday.Getty ImagesKey FactsTrump wrote that next Tuesday would be “Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one,” again threatening to strike Iran’s critical infrastructure and calling for the Middle Eastern nation to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, writing crudely: “Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell.”The short statement included “Praise be to Allah,” taunting the Muslim-majority nation on Easter Sunday.Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s parliamentary speaker, responded by calling Trump’s moves “reckless” and instead said the president was “dragging the United States into a living HELL for every single family.”Ghalibaf also suggested Trump was following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and insisted Trump wouldn’t “gain anything through war crimes.”Trump previously gave Iran a 48-hour deadline ending on Monday to reopen the Strait, a critical waterway for oil shipments from the Middle East, again threatening “all hell will reign down on them.Key BackgroundTrump previously demanded Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz on March 21, saying if the country missed a 48-hour deadline the U.S. would “hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!” He later extended this deadline after 48 hours passed, pushing the deadline back after reportedly having “PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS” with the Iranians. Trump made another threat to target Iran’s power plants, oil wells and its refineries on Kharg Island on March 30, although did not give Iran a deadline to reopen the Strait. Instead, Trump threatened strikes “if for any reason a deal is not shortly reached” for reopening the waterway.Big Number20 million. That’s how many barrels of oil flowed through the Strait of Hormuz every day in 2025, according to the International Energy Agency. This equated to about 25% of all of the global oil trade at sea, according to the agency. It also saw the vast majority of the liquid natural gas shipped from both Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, which made up about 19% of the world's entire trade.Trump Announces Monday Press Conference—amid Rare DisappearanceTrump has not made a public appearance since Wednesday, when he made an historic appearance attending oral arguments at the Supreme Court. The president also made few public statements after an F-15 fighter jet was shot down over Iran. White House communications director Steven Cheung insisted Trump was “working nonstop in the White House and Oval Office.” Trump’s relative silence on the matter ended early on Sunday morning after he announced the missing military officer from the downed F-15 was rescued, offering details about what he called a “miraculous Search and Rescue Operation” to locate the missing airman. Trump also announced he would speak at a press conference on Monday at 1 p.m. EDT, with members of the military.