‘US miltary hasn’t even started destroying Iran’ Trump warns 'bridges next, then power plants' as B1 bridge strike toll mounts

​U.S. ​President Donald Trump ​warned on Thursday about striking and ‌destroying ⁠bridges and ⁠electric power ​plants in Iran in ​his latest threat to ​hit the country's ⁠infrastructure.

The U.S. ‌military "hasn't ​even ​started ⁠destroying what's left in Iran. Bridges ​next, then Electric ​Power Plants," Trump wrote on social media.

His ‌post said that Iran's ​leadership "knows what ​has ⁠to be done, and has to be ​done, FAST!"


“Bridges next, then power plants”: Donald Trump issues chilling warning as Iran strike toll mounts

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Trump said the US military, which he described as “the greatest and most powerful anywhere in the world” — had “not even started destroying what’s left in Iran.” He added that “bridges next, then electric power plants” could be targeted, signalling a potential escalation in strategic infrastructure attacks.

The remarks come amid growing international concern after US-Israeli strikes reportedly hit critical infrastructure in Tehran’s vicinity. According to Iranian state media Press TV, at least eight civilians were killed and 95 others injured in an attack on the “B1 bridge in Karaj.”

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Trump, who ​has previously offered shifting timelines and objectives for the war, said in a televised speech on Wednesday that the war could escalate if Iran did not give ​in to Washington's terms, with strikes on its energy ⁠and oil infrastructure ‌possible.

Dozens of international law experts in the U.S. signed an open ​letter released ​earlier on Thursday saying that U.S. strikes on Iran may ⁠amount to war crimes.

The 1949 Geneva Conventions on humanitarian conduct ​in war prohibit attacks on sites considered essential for civilians.

The ​Geneva Conventions and additional protocols say that parties involved in military conflict must distinguish between "civilian objects and military objectives", and that attacks on civilian objects are forbidden.

"We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks. We are going to bring them back to the Stone Ages, where ‌they belong," Trump said in his Wednesday address.

While he said Washington was nearing the completion of its goals in Iran, Trump did ​not lay ​out a timeline to ⁠end the war.

The war began on February 28 when the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran. Tehran responded by launching its own attacks on Israel and Gulf states with ​U.S. bases. Joint U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran and Israeli attacks in Lebanon have killed thousands and displaced millions.