Trump: If Iran attacks ships, U.S. will bomb Tehran bridges, power plants

U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning, threatening to bomb bridges or power plants within or near Iran's capital, Tehran, if Iran attacks vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump made the declaration on his social media platform, Truth Social, stating that for every attack on a ship using missiles, rockets, drones, or any other device, the U.S. would respond by destroying a bridge or power plant.

This is not the first time Trump has directed such threats toward Iran's infrastructure. He had previously indicated that if Iran did not reach a resolution regarding its nuclear program by a certain deadline, he would "take down all of their power plants. All of their bridges."

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From this point on, whenever the Islamic Republic of Iran attacks a ship in the Strait of Hormuz with missiles, rockets, drones, or any other device or weapon, the United States will bomb one of the bridges or power plants inside or near the capital, Tehran, and destroy it.

The U.S. military has reportedly conducted 11 consecutive days of airstrikes against Iran, focusing on military facilities but also reportedly hitting infrastructure like bridges, roads, and railways. However, Trump's explicit threat to target civilian infrastructure raises significant international legal concerns.

The 1949 Geneva Convention prohibits the attack or reprisal against civilian infrastructure essential for the survival of the civilian population, such as power plants and bridges, even during wartime. The United Nations has previously pointed out that Trump's threats to attack power plants and bridges violate international law. Such actions could lead to accusations of war crimes.

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we will take down all of their power plants. All of their bridges.