Conflict · ArchiveTrump Vows to Bomb Iranian Bridges, Power Plants — Experts Warn of War CrimesAired July 22, 2026 at 11:10 PM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00President Donald Trump escalated the war0:02with Iran to a dangerous new level0:03tonight, posting on Truth Social that he0:05will bomb and destroy one Iranian bridge0:07or power plant for every attack on ships0:09in the Strait of Hormuz. He explicitly0:11named Tehran as a target. The threat0:13comes on the 11th consecutive night of0:15American air strikes. The president's0:17post sent shockwaves through diplomatic0:19circles. International law experts0:21immediately condemned the threat,0:23warning that deliberately targeting0:25civilian infrastructure constitutes a0:27war crime under the Geneva Conventions.0:29The United Nations Secretary General0:31Antonio Guterres called the threat0:32unacceptable. Iran's Foreign Minister0:35Seyed Abbas Aragchi responded with an0:37eye for an eye doctrine, while0:39Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher0:40Ghalibaf warned, "If our security is not0:43guaranteed, no infrastructure will be0:44safe." The broader picture is stark. 110:47straight nights of strikes, at least 170:50American service members killed, oil0:51hovering near $87 a barrel, and gas0:54above $4 at the pump across the United0:56States. And there is no diplomatic0:58off-ramp in sight. President Trump has1:00said Iran is simply not ready for a deep1:02The Strait of Hormuz remains the1:03flashpoint. A narrow waterway through1:05which roughly a fifth of the world's oil1:07passes. With no ceasefire talks underway1:10and both sides hardening their1:11positions, the risk of a wider1:13catastrophe grows with every passing1:14night.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗