This is verified — Trump did post exactly this statement on Truth Social Tuesday morning as part of escalating threats over Iran's refusal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump has set an 8 p.m. Eastern deadline for Iran to agree to a deal, or he says he will order attacks to destroy all of the country's power plants and bridges. World leaders and experts warned that strikes as destructive as Trump threatened could constitute a war crime. The statement itself is real; whether it represents actual policy intent or a negotiating tactic remains contested among officials.