Trump threatens to bomb bridges and power plants unless Iran resumes talks
Trump earlier reversed a threat of a 20% fee on all Strait of Hormuz cargo shipping but resumed blockading Iranian ports."Next week it gets really bad for them," Trump said. "We're going to knock out all their power plants. "I'll save the energy targets for last, but ultimately we'll hit energy targets," Trump said in an interview on Special Report with Bret Baier that aired on Tuesday night.
- ▪Trump earlier reversed a threat of a 20% fee on all Strait of Hormuz cargo shipping but resumed blockading Iranian ports."Next week it gets really bad for them," Trump said.
- ▪"We're going to knock out all their power plants.
- ▪"I'll save the energy targets for last, but ultimately we'll hit energy targets," Trump said in an interview on Special Report with Bret Baier that aired on Tuesday night.
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Trump threatens to bomb bridges and power plants unless Iran resumes talks<div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Figure caption, Watch: Trump on why he dropped 20% Strait of Hormuz feeByJaroslav Lukiv and Helen Sullivan, BBC NewsPublished14 July 2026Updated 22 minutes agoUS President Donald Trump has threatened to strike Iran's bridges and power plants next week if the country does not return to talks.The comments, made in a Fox News interview, aired as…
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