WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump signalled potential large-scale strikes on Iranian infrastructure if Tehran does not comply with US demands, outlining a hardline stance in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.
Trump warned that Iran could face widespread destruction of key assets, including power plants and bridges, if it fails to act within a set timeline.
“If they don’t do something by Tuesday evening, they won’t have any power plants and they won’t have any bridges standing, ” Trump told The Wall Street Journal.
He added that Iran could lose “every power plant and every other plant they have in the whole country, ” indicating the scale of potential strikes.
The remarks come amid rising tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil route, and follow a series of warnings from Trump urging Tehran to reopen the waterway.