US President Donald Trump has chosen to threaten Iran in the most Trumpian way possible. He openly warned of coordinated attacks on Tehran's power plants and bridges. The language, however, drew as much attention as the threat itself, with the US President openly hurling insults at Iran while demanding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump warned that Tuesday could see sweeping attacks on Iran’s power plants and bridges, framing it as a decisive moment in the conflict. The Strait of Hormuz has become a flashpoint in recent weeks. It is one of the world’s most crucial energy corridors, which has been effectively choked, with movement through the narrow passage severely disrupted.
"Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!!" he wrote.
Trump’s outburst comes at a time when Iran has shown no signs of stepping back. Tehran launched fresh strikes on energy infrastructure across the Gulf on Sunday, hitting facilities in Kuwait, the UAE and Bahrain despite Trump’s 48-hour deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The group had warned that strikes on US economic interests in the region would intensify if attacks on civilian targets inside Iran continued.
Minutes before the explosive post, the US President claimed that US forces carried out a rare and high-risk rescue operation deep inside Iran to recover a wounded F-15 crew member. He claimed Iranian troops were actively searching the area in large numbers and were closing in during the mission.
He described the mission as exceptionally dangerous, saying American forces operated for hours over Iranian territory while evading detection. He also confirmed that the Air Force officer was seriously wounded in the incident.
Iran said its air defences shot down a US F-15E Strike Eagle on Friday -- what it described as the first such incident since the conflict began five weeks ago. What followed was a tense race against time. US forces moved quickly to locate and extract the crew, while Iranian troops also launched a search, hoping to capture them and gain leverage. One pilot was rescued early, but efforts to find the second crew member, a weapons systems officer, continued amid the high-risk conditions. The second US airman was rescued later.
Source: India Today