United States President Donald Trump has warned that Washington \u201chasn\u2019t even started destroying what\u2019s left in Iran\u201d, threatening a potential expansion of attacks on the country\u2019s infrastructure, which would violate international law.<\/p>\n
Posting on social media late on Thursday, Trump threatened to attack \u201cBridges next, then Electric Power Plants\u201d, adding that Iran\u2019s leadership \u201cknows what has to be done, and has to be done, FAST!\u201d<\/p>\n
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His remarks came after he shared footage of a US strike on a newly built bridge linking Tehran to Karaj, and said: \u201cThe biggest bridge in Iran comes tumbling down, never to be used again \u2013 Much more to follow!\u201d<\/p>\n
The B1 bridge, which had been due to open this year, was hit in an attack that killed eight people and wounded 95 others, Iran said.<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned the targeting of civilian infrastructure.<\/p>\n
\u201cStriking civilian structures, including unfinished bridges, will not compel Iranians to surrender,\u201d he said in a statement posted on X, adding that such actions \u201cconvey the defeat and moral collapse of an enemy in disarray\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Nearly five weeks since the war began with a joint US-Israeli attack, instability has spread across the region and shaken global energy markets. Countries have scrambled to restore shipments through the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, a critical artery for oil and gas flows.<\/p>\n Satellite imagery this week showed smoke rising from Iran\u2019s Qeshm island, which sits near the strategic waterway, underscoring the growing risks to regional infrastructure.<\/p>\n