President Donald Trump said the U.S. will strike Iran 'very hard' tonight, tomorrow night, and the day after, and threatened to dismantle bridges and power plants next week if Iran does not return to negotiations. The warning follows a similar statement hours earlier vowing strikes on infrastructure if talks fail.
President Donald Trump escalated his threat against Iran early Wednesday, warning that the U.S. will strike 'very hard' tonight, tomorrow night, and the day after, and will target Iranian bridges and power plants next week if Tehran does not return to negotiations. The new statement, issued around 05:48 Jerusalem, refines a timeline first outlined hours earlier.
At 01:14 Jerusalem, Trump told Fox News that the U.S. would strike Iranian power plants and bridges next week if Iran did not engage seriously in nuclear talks, as The Zioneer reported. In a simultaneous statement, Trump also said he would strike Iran 'hard' over the next three nights, with infrastructure as a final stage. The Zioneer's bulletin at 01:20 Jerusalem consolidated these threats. The new warning now specifies that the three-night campaign begins tonight, with infrastructure targets to follow next week if talks fail.
Trump's threats come amid a broader U.S.-Iran confrontation that has included multiple waves of U.S. strikes on Iranian missile and radar sites, as The Zioneer reported on June 28, and the termination of the MOU between the two countries on July 8. The president has repeatedly signaled a preference for a deal, as reported on July 6, but warned that 'it won't be hard to complete the job' if negotiations fail.
It remains unclear what specific targets are intended for the first three nights of strikes, and whether Iran has responded to the new threat.
3 developments
- DevelopingTrump says he can destroy all of Iran's bridges in an hour, shut down electricity in part of an afternoon
- StrongTrump threatens to wipe out Iran's infrastructure, says US will take half its oil
- StrongTrump warns Iran: 'If there is no deal, I will finish the job'
- DevelopingTrump tells NYT he will 'renew military attacks' on Iran if nuclear talks falter
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