Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Sunday threatened “more devastating” attacks on US economic interests in the region if Iranian civilian facilities are attacked again.
The IRGC said in a statement carried by the IRNA news agency that Iranian attacks on gas and petrochemicals plants in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain were in retaliation for US-Zionist strikes on civilian facilities in Iran, including a bridge in the central city of Karaj and petrochemical facility in Mahshahr.
“Today’s attacks were only the first phase, and any future attacks on civilian infrastructure will provoke an even stronger and wider response,” the statement said.
“If the attack on civilian targets is repeated, the second phase of this operation will be much more devastating and widespread, and their losses and damage will be doubled if they insist on this approach.”
Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Sunday that the United States will target Iran’s power plants and bridges on Tuesday if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened.
“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!!” Trump said on his Truth Social platform, referring to his threats to target Iran’s infrastructure.
On the same day, however, Trump said there was a strong chance of reaching an agreement with Iran as soon as Monday.
He also said he had granted amnesty to Iranian negotiators to ensure talks could continue, though there was no immediate response from Tehran. Trump said previously that Washington was in contact with Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf.
Iran did not respond immediately to Trump’s claim that an agreement may be near.
For context, the waterway is a critical chokepoint for commerical trade, especially oil and gas moving from the Persian Gulf to Europe and Asia. Disruptions there have injected volatility into the market and pushed oil and gas-importing countries to seek alternative sources.
