Donald Trump vows to blast Iran 'back to the Stone Ages' until Strait of Hormuz reopens

Alice Tomlinson
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:12:02 +0000

President Donald Trump has vowed to blast Iran "back to the Stone Ages" until the Strait of Hormuz opens.

On Truth Social, Mr Trump wrote that the Islamic Regime's "much less radicalised and far more intelligent than his predecessors" President requested a ceasefire with the United States.

President Trump wrote on Wednesday afternoon: "Iran’s New Regime President, much less Radicalised and far more intelligent than his predecessors, has just asked the United States of America for a CEASEFIRE!

"We will consider when Hormuz Strait is open, free, and clear. Until then, we are blasting Iran into oblivion or, as they say, back to the Stone Ages!!!"

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Whilst Mr Trump referred to the Iranian President as "new", Masoud Pezeshkian was elected into the role in 2024.

This comes after the Iranian President said on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic has the "necessary will" to bring the ongoing conflict to a close.

However, he caveated this by saying he required guarantees that such an attack would not happen again.

The US and Iran are currently taking part in talks, after President Trump halted combat in the Middle East to allow diplomacy to take effect.

On February 26, the US President announced he was extending the talks deadline for a second time, with the new date now set for April 6.

Again on Truth Social, Mr Trump wrote: “As per Iranian Government request, please let this statement serve to represent that I am pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction by 10 Days to Monday, April 6, 2026, at 8 P.M., Eastern Time.

“Talks are ongoing and, despite erroneous statements to the contrary by the Fake News Media, and others, they are going very well.”

On Tuesday, in a phone conversation to the president of the European Council, António Costa, President Pezeshkian said: "We possess the necessary will to end this conflict, provided that essential conditions are met, especially the guarantees required to prevent repetition of the aggression."

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The Iranian President's came on the same day US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth described the coming days of the Iran conflict as "decisive," while declining to rule out the deployment of American ground forces.

Mr Hegseth said Iran had little ability to respond militarily to what lay ahead, and suggested that diplomatic efforts to end the war were gaining momentum despite the ongoing US-Israeli military campaign now entering its second month.

He said: "They are very real. They are ongoing, they are active, and I think, gaining strength."

But when pressed on the possibility of ground troops, a prospect that has unsettled parts of Donald Trump's political base, the Pentagon chief refused to be drawn, saying: "You can't fight and win a war if you tell your adversary what you are willing to do, or what you are not willing to do, to include boots on the ground."

The US President is full of revelations today, as this comes after him sharing he was giving serious consideration to withdrawing the US from Nato, calling the military alliance a "paper tiger".

The remarks represent the strongest signal yet that Washington views its relationship with European allies in defence matters as fundamentally broken.

His comments follow the refusal of Nato members to deploy naval vessels to the Strait of Hormuz in support of the US-led military campaign against Iran - a snub that appears to have pushed the President's patience to a breaking point.

When asked whether he might reconsider America's continued membership of the alliance once the conflict is over, Mr Trump left little room for ambiguity, saying: "Oh yes, I would say it's beyond reconsideration."

The tensions are unfolding against the backdrop of Iran's ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, through which around a fifth of the world's oil supplies ordinarily flow.

The closure, now stretching into its fourth week, has sent energy prices surging globally and stoked fears of a worldwide recession.

Mr Trump is due to address the American public at 2am BST on Thursday with an update on the conflict, having indicated earlier this week that he believed the war could be over within two to three weeks, with preventing Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons cited as the sole objective.

The President is also said to be weighing up the withdrawal of American troops from Germany.