President Donald Trump said Iran is not ready to make a deal but will be soon, according to an i24NEWS report. He also threatened that any Iranian attack on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz will trigger a US strike destroying a bridge or power plant, including near Tehran.
President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday evening that any Iranian attack on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz will trigger a US strike destroying a bridge or power plant, including targets near the capital Tehran, according to an i24NEWS report. The threat came alongside Trump's assessment that Iran is not ready to make a deal but will be ready soon, the report said.
The statement marks the latest in a rapid sequence of public remarks by Trump on Iran, all reported around 22:56 Jerusalem time on Wednesday. Earlier reports indicated Trump said Iran would be 'ready very soon' for a deal, before shifting to say Iran is not yet prepared, citing repeated changes to terms. Trump also claimed the US is 'hitting Iran very hard' and that Iran wants a deal. The threat to destroy bridges or power plants near Tehran echoes a policy Trump outlined earlier Wednesday, as The Zioneer reported at 16:07 Jerusalem, when he declared that any Iranian attack on Hormuz vessels would be met with a strike on a bridge or power plant.
The Zioneer has been tracking the escalating crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, including reports of Iranian attempts to target US ships and the IRGC Navy's formal closure of the strait earlier this month. Iran has threatened missile retaliation amid the ongoing US-Iran talks.
No official confirmation of Trump's latest remarks has been issued by the White House. The i24NEWS article, attributed to reporter Amichai Stein, is the sole source of the quoted threat and the deal assessment. It remains unclear whether the threat represents a formal policy directive or a verbal escalation.
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