US President Donald Trump warned late on Thursday about striking and destroying bridges and electric power plants in Iran in his latest threat to hit the country’s infrastructure. The US military “hasn’t even started destroying what’s left in Iran. Bridges next, then Electric Power Plants,” Trump wrote on social media. His post said that Iran’s leadership “knows what has to be done, and has to be done, FAST!”
Trump, who has previously offered shifting timelines and objectives for the war, indicated in a televised speech on Wednesday that the conflict could escalate if Iran did not comply with Washington’s demands. He highlighted that strikes on Iran’s energy and oil infrastructure were possible, saying, “We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks. We are going to bring them back to the Stone Ages, where they belong.”
The warning came as Tehran faces growing US and Israeli military pressure. The war began on February 28 when US and Israeli forces launched coordinated attacks on Iran. Iran responded with counterstrikes on Israel and Gulf states hosting US military bases. Joint US-Israeli strikes in Iran and Israeli attacks in Lebanon have killed thousands and displaced millions, creating a humanitarian crisis that has drawn international concern.
Iran’s state-run Fars News Agency reported that several prominent bridges in regional countries could be possible targets after two strikes hit the B1 bridge early Thursday. Countries mentioned as potential targets include Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, and Kuwait.
The escalating conflict has alarmed legal experts worldwide. Dozens of US-based international law specialists signed an open letter on Thursday warning that US strikes on Iran could constitute war crimes. The 1949 Geneva Conventions and their additional protocols require parties in conflict to distinguish between civilian objects and military objectives. Attacks on civilian infrastructure are strictly prohibited under these rules.
Trump’s comments follow weeks of heightened military action, yet the president has not set a clear timeline for ending the conflict. While he claimed that Washington is nearing the completion of its goals in Iran, his mixed messages have done little to calm fears about the scale of the US offensive, which many analysts compare to the country’s largest military operations since the 2003 Iraq invasion.
The war has also disrupted global energy markets. Rising oil prices have added pressure on economies worldwide, as uncertainty over further US strikes fuels volatility in international markets.
Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Himani Sarkar and Raju Gopalakrishnan
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