Trump threatens to hit Iran infrastructure on Tuesday if Strait remains blocked
US President Donald Trump warned that Tuesday “will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day” in the ongoing US-Zionist war on Iran, adding that Tehran must open up the Strait of Hormuz or “you’ll be living in Hell.”
“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!!” Trump said Sunday on his Truth Social platform, referring to his threats to target Iran’s infrastructure.
Trump said Iran must open up the Strait of Hormuz “or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH!”
The U.S. president separately said he would hold a news conference on Monday in the Oval Office.
The threats came after Trump said last week that the U.S. had “decimated” Iran and would finish the war “very fast.” Two days later, Iran shot down two U.S. military planes. The other jet to go down was a U.S. A-10 attack aircraft.
On Sunday, Iran’s state TV aired a video showing what it said were parts of American aircraft shot down by Iranian forces, along with a photo of thick, black smoke rising into the air. The broadcaster said Iran had shot down an American transport plane and two helicopters that were part of the rescue operation.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Tahir Andrabi, said his government’s efforts to broker a ceasefire are “right on track” after Islamabad last week said that it would soon host talks between the U.S. and Iran, the Associated Press reported.
Mediators from Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt were working to bring the U.S. and Iran to the negotiating table, according to two regional officials.
The proposed compromise includes a cessation of hostilities to allow a diplomatic settlement, according to a regional official involved in the efforts and a Gulf diplomat briefed on the matter. They spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss closed-door diplomacy.
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.
