Trump warns he’ll ‘reign down hell’ on Iran within 48 hours unless Strait of Hormuz is opened and peace deal is made

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President Donald Trump threatened to “reign down hell” on Iran within 48 hours unless the country opens the Strait of Hormuz.

“Remember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT. Time is running out – 48 hours before all Hell will reign down on them. Glory be to GOD!” Trump said in a Truth Social post Saturday.

The president appeared to confuse the spelling of “rain” with “reign” in his threat.

Trump’s latest warning to the Iranian regime comes as the search for a missing U.S. fighter pilot continues after a F-15 was shot down Friday.

The president fired off a slew of Truth Social posts Saturday morning, where he hit out at the media and touted job figures, but he did not reference the missing pilot.

President Donald Trump threatened to ‘reign down hell’ on Iran within 48 hours unless the country opens the Strait of Hormuz (Getty Images)

Two American warplanes were shot down in separate incidents Friday as a search and rescue mission was launched to find the F-15 crew member who was forced to eject. An A-10 attack plane was reportedly hit in the Persian Gulf region, and the pilot was rescued after making it to Kuwaiti airspace, officials said.

Trump told The Independent that he is not yet ready to say what the U.S. will do if Iranian forces get to the downed airman first. “We hope that’s not going to happen,” the president said in a brief phone call Friday.

Iran was also issuing threats Saturday as the regime claimed it had used a new air defence system to target the U.S. fighter jet.

The president appeared to confuse the spelling of ‘rain’ with ‘reign’ in his Truth Social post (@realDonaldTrump)

A spokesperson ‌for the ⁠joint military command said that the country would “definitely achieve full control” over its airspace, according ‌to ⁠Iranian ⁠state media.

Iran is reportedly offering locals around $65,000 to anyone who hands over the missing pilot alive.

An anchor on the Iranian state media channel said: “If you capture the enemy pilot or pilots alive and hand them over to the police, you will receive a precious prize.”

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