Trump vows to target Iranian bridges for shipping attacks

President Donald Trump issued a stark threat to Iran on July 22, 2026, warning that the United States would destroy one Iranian bridge or power plant for every attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. The escalation came as an eleventh consecutive night of U.S. airstrikes targeted Iranian military sites and regional tensions widened, with missile alerts sounding in several Gulf states.

In a social media post, Trump stated that any future Iranian attack on shipping, whether by missile, rocket, drone, or other weapon, would trigger a U.S. response against infrastructure, including targets in or near the capital, Tehran. The threat followed the collapse of a preliminary agreement signed in June intended to wind down hostilities. Since fighting resumed earlier in July, U.S. airstrikes have focused on degrading Iran's ability to threaten the strategic waterway, hitting military operations centers, drone storage facilities, and maritime capabilities.

Iran responded with a counter-threat, with a military source warning that any U.S. attack on Iranian bridges or power plants would be met with strikes on regional infrastructure, including energy facilities where the United...