CAIR condemns Trump’s use of Islamic phrase alongside war threats, calls on Congress to end Iran war
CAIR said Trump's threats to attack civilian infrastructure were "reckless, dangerous" and reflected "indifference to human life"
WASHINGTON, United States (MNTV) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim civil rights organization in the United States, has condemned President Donald Trump for what it described as mocking Islam while threatening civilian infrastructure in Iran, and called on Congress to reconvene and vote to end the war.
The condemnation followed a Truth Social post in which Trump wrote that Tuesday “will be power plant day, and bridge day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran,” urging Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz before adding: “Or you’ll be living in hell — just watch! Praise be to Allah.”
CAIR said Trump’s threats to attack civilian infrastructure were “reckless, dangerous” and reflected “indifference to human life and contempt for religious beliefs.”
The group said the use of “Praise be to Allah” alongside violent threats demonstrated a “willingness to weaponize religious language while simultaneously denigrating Islam,” and urged lawmakers not to remain on recess while the president “openly promises to commit war crimes.” “These statements are not made in a vacuum.
They follow a long pattern of anti-Muslim rhetoric and policies that have dehumanized Muslims at home and abroad,” CAIR said.
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