How many times has Trump threatened to destroy Iran?

Here are six notable instances where he has targeted Iran, its vital infrastructure, or its population with warnings of large-scale devastation:

March 21: ‘Obliterate’ power plants

Trump gave Iran 48 hours to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to “hit and obliterate” its power plants, beginning with the largest.

April 1: Back to the ‘Stone Ages’

In a televised address, Trump said Iran would be taken back to the “Stone Ages” if it failed to reach an agreement, while threatening further attacks on its electricity grid.

April 5: Iran would ‘face hell’

Trump issued another deadline for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, threatening attacks on bridges and power plants and warning Iran that it would “face hell”.

April 6: Country ‘taken out in one night’

Trump said, “the entire country can be taken out in one night” and outlined a plan under which every bridge would be “decimated” and every power plant left “burning” and “exploding”.

April 7: ‘A whole civilization will die’

Trump warned that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again” if Tehran rejected his demands, reports AL Jazeera.

September 17: ‘Do I want to annihilate them?’

Trump again raised the possibility of destroying the Iranian government.
“Do I want to go in and annihilate them, or do I not?” he told Axios. “It’s a big decision. Anything could happen with me.”