Trump threatens power plants and bridges
Trump told Fox News the US will knock out all of Iran's power plants and bridges 'next week' unless Iran comes to the negotiating table.
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Trump Threatens Iran's Power Plants and Bridges
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The interview's most consequential exchange arrives when a Fox News reporter asks whether strikes will expand to energy targets. Trump's answer is unambiguous: save energy targets for last, but 'we're gonna hit them very hard tonight,' 'very hard tomorrow night,' and 'very hard the night after' [1] — Donald Trump "Trump explicitly threatened to destroy all of Iran's power plants and bridges the following week unless Iran negotiates. This marks a drama…" 12:42 . Then: 'Next week comes the power plants. Next week comes the bridges. We're gonna knock out all their power plants, we're gonna knock out all their bridges, unless they get to the table and negotiate.' The explicit public threat to destroy civilian infrastructure — power plants, bridges, desalination plants — raises serious international humanitarian law questions and marks a dramatic escalation in the stated objectives of US military operations.
Trump Promises to Destroy Iran's Power Plants and Bridges
Trump explicitly threatened to destroy all of Iran's power plants and bridges the following week unless Iran negotiates. This marks a dramatic escalation from military to civilian infrastructure targeting, raising serious international law concerns.
Iran's Deputy FM: We Will Not Negotiate Under Fire
Iran's deputy foreign minister directly contradicted Trump's deal narrative, saying Iran will not request negotiations while under US military attack. He also confirmed Iran will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz, calling both expectations 'mistaken.'
Iran flatly refuses to negotiate
Iran's deputy foreign minister said Iran will not request negotiations with America while under military attack, calling any such expectation 'mistaken.'
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