Trump Threatens Iran Airstrikes on Bridges, Power Plants as U.S. Reimposes Hormuz Blockade
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Updated · The Independent · Jul 15
Trump Threatens Iran Airstrikes on Bridges, Power Plants as U.S. Reimposes Hormuz Blockade
3 articles · Updated · The Independent · Jul 15
Summary
Trump said Iran faces severe U.S. airstrikes on bridges and power plants unless it returns to negotiations, while adding that “other people” could handle any ground campaign.
U.S. forces had already carried out additional strikes, and Washington reinstated a blockade on Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz to pressure Tehran.
U.S. Central Command said the strikes were meant to degrade Iranian capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the waterway.
Trump still backed away from an earlier plan to levy a 20% fee on maritime traffic through Hormuz, leaving sanctions pressure focused on military action and the blockade.