Trump again threatens to strike Iran’s power plants amid impasse over strait of Hormuz

Published July 14, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

US president says he will knock out all Iran’s power plants and bridges next week in bid to force Tehran to agree to a deal

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President Donald Trump has threatened to expand US strikes on Iran next week to target power plants and bridges if Tehran does not agree to a deal amid a continuing dispute over the strait of Hormuz.

Details

“Next week it gets really bad for them because next week comes the power plants. Next week comes the bridges,” Trump said in a Fox News interview on Tuesday. “We’re going to knock out all their power plants. We’re going to knock out all their bridges unless they get to the table and negotiate.”

Source

Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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