US will bomb a bridge or power plant for every Iranian attack: Trump

President Donald Trump has issued a new threat against Iran. On Wednesday, he posted on his social media platform Truth Social that the United States will destroy a bridge or a power plant for every Iranian attack in the Strait of Hormuz. “From this moment on, every time the Islamic Republic of Iran fires at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz—with missiles, rockets, drones, or any other weapon—the US will bomb and destroy A BRIDGE OR A POWER PLANT, including facilities near or inside the capital, Tehran,” Trump wrote. The threat follows another wave of US attacks on Iran. Iran responded by launching missiles at the Jordanian city of Aqaba, located near the Israeli border. Alerts were also issued in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. The Strait of Hormuz is a critical waterway for global energy supplies. It remains largely closed due to Iranian attacks. Before the conflict, one-fifth of the world’s traded oil and gas passed through the strait. The closure has shaken the global economy. A new threat from Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen to attack Saudi ships in the Red Sea has put another key trade route at risk. The price of Brent crude oil has risen to around $94 per barrel. Gasoline prices are also climbing ahead of the US midterm elections in November. On Tuesday, Trump said from the Oval Office that the US has “no interest in meeting” with Iran. He also threatened to attack an underground Iranian facility under construction near the Natanz nuclear site. The facility, located deep under a mountain called Pickaxe, was bombed by the US during a 12-day war between Iran and Israel in 2025. The mountain remains intact, and Iran continues to dig there. Iran has always said its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. However, it has resumed enriching uranium to levels close to military-grade since Trump canceled the 2015 nuclear deal during his first term. The US and other countries believe Iran had a nuclear weapons program until 2003 and could restart it.