Tensions in the Middle East have escalated sharply after former U.S. President Donald Trump issued a profanity-laced threat targeting Iran over access to the strategic Strait of Hormuz, drawing a uniquely satirical response from Iranian diplomatic missions across the globe. On April 5, Trump took to his Truth Social platform to release a bombastic threat that immediately sparked international outcry, writing: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F****** Strait, you crazy b*******, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP.” This aggressive rhetoric was not an isolated incident; it followed an earlier warning from Trump that he would bomb Iran back to the “Stone Age” if the country refused to agree to a deal reopening the Strait, a critical waterway for global oil trade that carries roughly 20% of the world’s daily oil consumption.