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Reported claim

“Donald Trump threatened on early March 2026 to destroy Iran's energy facilities unless Iran opens the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.”

high confidence 25 sources

Reported by 25 sources.

Belief History

Apr 06 Apr 06

Sources

Al Jazeera supports medium reliability
2026-04-06
Al Jazeera supports medium reliability
None
2026-04-06
Middle East Eye supports medium reliability
None
2026-04-06
Hurriyet Daily News supports medium reliability
Open the Fuckin' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell.
2026-04-06
Press TV supports low reliability
unleash 'hell' on Iran if it continues to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed
2026-04-05
Press TV supports low reliability
None
2026-04-05
Daily Sabah supports medium reliability
if they don't do something by Tuesday evening, they won't have any power plants and they won't have any bridges standing
2026-04-05
Ynet Hebrew supports medium reliability
אם הם לא יעשו משהו עד יום שלישי בערב, לא יהיו להם תחנות כוח ולא יישארו להם גשרים עומדים
2026-04-05
Al Jazeera supports medium reliability
Time is running out – 48 hours before all Hell will reign down on them. Glory be to GOD!
2026-04-04
Jerusalem Post supports medium reliability
None
2026-03-31
The Hindu supports high reliability
2026-03-31
Jerusalem Post supports medium reliability
None
2026-03-31
Jerusalem Post supports medium reliability
None
2026-03-31
Daily Sabah supports medium reliability
None
2026-03-31
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
إذا لم يُفتح مضيق هرمز فورا، فسننهي إقامتنا الجميلة في إيران بمهاجمة تلك المنشآت
2026-03-31
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
None
2026-03-31
Jerusalem Post supports medium reliability
None
2026-03-30
Jerusalem Post supports medium reliability
we will conclude our lovely 'stay' in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island
2026-03-30
TASS English supports low reliability
If for any reason a deal is not shortly reached, which it probably will be, and if the Hormuz Strait is not immediately 'open for business,' we will conclude our lovely 'stay' in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their electric generating plants, oil wells and Kharg Island (and p
2026-03-30
Daily Sabah supports medium reliability
completely obliterating" power plants, oil wells, Kharg Island and possibly even targeting desalination plants
2026-03-30
Al-Monitor supports medium reliability
we will conclude our lovely 'stay' in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island (and possibly all desalinization plants!)
2026-03-30
The Hindu supports high reliability
we will conclude our lovely "stay" in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island (and possibly all desalinization plants!).
2026-03-30
Middle East Eye supports medium reliability
if the Hormuz Strait is not immediately 'Open for Business,' we will conclude our lovely 'stay' in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island
2026-03-30
Al-Monitor supports medium reliability
if the Hormuz Strait is not immediately 'Open for Business,' we will conclude our lovely 'stay' in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants
2026-03-30
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
2026-03-29

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