President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has threatened Iran hell on Tuesday by attacking infrastructure inside the Islamic republic, including bridges and power plants, if the country’s authorities fail to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Monday.

The U.S. president made made the threat in a social media post on Sunday.

“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fucking Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah,” Mr Trump in a post on Truth Social.

Meanwhile, the U.S. president said he would hold a news conference in the White House on Monday. 

He also added details about the operation to locate and extract the pilot of a U.S. F-15E fighter jet downed while flying over Iran on Friday.

“We have rescued the seriously wounded, and really brave, F-15 Crew Member/Officer, from deep inside the mountains of Iran. An AMAZING show of bravery and talent by all!,” Mr Trump wrote in a separate social media post on Sunday.

On March 26, the U.S. president announced a 10-day deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. 

The Strait, a key shipping route for the global energy market has been closed since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on February 28.

Iranian officials have slammed Mr Trump’s threats and promised to retaliate for any attacks on their infrastructure.

“Once again, the US president openly threatens to destroy infrastructure essential to civilian survival in Iran,” Iran’s mission to the United Nations said in response to Mr Trump’s threats.

“The international community and all states have legal obligations to prevent such atrocious acts of war crimes. They must act now. Tomorrow is too late,” it added.

Seyyed Mehdi Tabatabaei, deputy for communications at the Iranian president’s office, also stated that the Strait would only be reopened following the payment of reparations for damages caused by the war.

He said those payments would come in the form of transit fees through a “new legal regime” around the Strait, consistent with previous Iranian statements that it may seek to translate its control over the Strait into a system whereby ships passing through pay a fee even after the war ends.

Mr Tabatabaei dismissed Mr Trump’s threats as a sign that the U.S. has “resorted to obscenities and nonsense out of sheer desperation and anger.”

Meanwhile, Mr Trump told Fox News on Sunday that Iran was currently negotiating with the U.S. and that he believed the two countries could reach a deal before the deadline.

The U.S. president has frequently repeated that Iran was seeking a deal to end the war and that fighting would end soon since the conflict began. 

However, Iran stated that it was not seeking to end the war and vowed to step up escalation across the region if its infrastructure was targeted.

U.S. officials have threatened Iran with overwhelming violence if it does not accede to U.S. demands. 

Last week, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth threatened to send Iran “back to the Stone Age.”

Since the war began, the U.S and Israeli authorities have attacked civilian infrastructure and facilities, including bridges, schools, healthcare facilities, and universities.