New Delhi, April 6 -- On Easter Sunday morning, US President Donald Trump startled both supporters and critics with a strongly worded social media post, warning Iran that it would face severe consequences if it did not reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

"Open the F****n' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah," Trump said in a post on Truth Social, hours after the US armed forces carried out a daring operation to rescue a missing crew member of a fighter jet shot down inside Iran.

He stated that if the passage remains closed to maritime traffic, he would order strikes on Iran's power plants and bridges this Tuesday. In his message, which included profanity, Trump warned that the country would ...