Overview
- President Trump threatened on Truth Social to hit Iranian power plants and bridges if the Strait of Hormuz was not reopened by Tuesday, following Sunday’s profane post that ended with “Praise be to Allah.”
- Senator Chris Murphy urged Cabinet members to consult lawyers about Section 4 of the 25th Amendment, which lets the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet declare a president unable to serve.
- Other Democrats raised public pressure as Bernie Sanders called the message the ravings of a dangerous and mentally unbalanced individual and urged Congress to end the war, and Chuck Schumer denounced the rhetoric without endorsing removal.
- Iran’s embassy in Thailand condemned the remarks as offensive and criticized the president’s use of religious language.
- Newsweek reports the Strait of Hormuz remains open to some traffic under tighter security despite the warning, and the waterway carries about one-fifth of global oil shipments.