BREAKING: Trump Posts Video, Claims Iran’s Military Leadership Just Went Up In Smoke

Did Donald Trump accelerate his ultimatum deadline? A new post on Truth Social claims that a series of strikes within the last hour or two has decapitated Iran’s military leadership:

If that version doesn’t work for you, here’s a repost on Twitter:

Trump posts new Iran footage:

“Many of Iran’s Military Leaders, who have led them poorly and unwisely, are terminated, along with much else, with this massive strike in Tehran!” pic.twitter.com/FhMBofZMIJ

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) April 4, 2026

This comes five hours or so after Trump also posted a reminder of the April 6 deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He warned Iran’s military leadership, which has become basically a junta after the death of Ali Khamenei, that they only had 48 hours to avoid “all Hell”:

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! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Interestingly, the Iranian military junta had just announced that they would allow Iraq to ship oil through the Strait as a “brotherly country,” despite their neutrality thus far in the war:

Iran has cleared the way for Iraq to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, declaring it a “brotherly country” that is exempt from restrictions that have left western vessels stuck in the Persian Gulf since the U.S. and Israel launched their war more than a month ago. The restrictions are imposed only on “enemy countries,” said Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesman for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters. Iran’s control of the strait—through which one-fifth of the world’s oil typically passes—has become its biggest leverage in the conflict.

The US and Israel have conducted strikes on Tehran for well over a month now. Usually, they wait for a while before making specific claims about targets of strikes. It took several hours before either Trump or Netanyahu would confirm the death of Khamenei on the first day, and both also waited for corroboration on the death of Ali Larijani, the most significant regime figure after the former ayatollah. 

[more to come]