The Donald Trump administration has explained why Trump did not order execution of the turning Iran into hell fire threat which deadline expired Wednesday, 1a.m Nigerian time.

Trump had threated to turn Iran into hell fire in his social media message: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP”,

However, as the Tuesday deadline approached Trump backed down, a development that made Iran to taunt the US president and claim victory.

But White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt has explained  that the 10-point plan submitted by Iran to end the conflict provided a basis for further negotiations, hence Trump could not carry out his threat.

“President Trump’s words speak for themselves: this is a workable basis to negotiate, and those negotiations will continue,” she added.

Leavitt gave credit to her boss, saying that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global oil and gas trade, was due to Trump’s efforts.

She said the president, working with the U.S. military, “got Iran to agree to reopening” the waterway.

The United States and Iran agreed to a ceasefire shortly before the expiration of a deadline set by Trump, who had threatened major attacks on Iran’s energy sector unless Tehran reopened the strait by 0000 GMT on Wednesday.

The US and Iran announced the truce shortly before the deadline.