Donald Trump warns of attacks on Iran's power plants and bridges
On July 15 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox News that the United States will expand its strikes against Iran to include civilian infrastructure – specifically the country’s power plants and bridges – unless Tehran returns to the negotiating table. He warned, “Next week it gets really bad for them because next week comes the power plants. Next week comes the bridges,” adding that the attacks will continue “until I say it’s enough.”
The U.S. has resumed a naval blockade of Iranian ports and launched a fourth consecutive day of airstrikes aimed at degrading Iranian capabilities that threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that moves roughly 20 % of the world’s oil. Iranian forces have responded with drone and missile attacks on U.S. bases in the region and on commercial vessels, and Tehran says the renewed blockade nullifies a recent Pakistan‑brokered cease‑fire agreement. Earlier, Trump floated a 20 % transit fee for ships transiting the strait but later withdrew the proposal. Experts caution that targeting power plants and bridges could breach international humanitarian law and trigger a humanitarian crisis.
The escalation raises concerns about regional stability, oil market impacts, and the potential for further widening of the U.S.–Iran conflict.