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Trump Threatens to Attack Civilian Infrastructure as U.S. Continues Attacks on Iran

HeadlineJul 15, 2026

The Pentagon says it has carried a fourth straight night of attacks against Iran, bombing dozens of targets near the Strait of Hormuz and along Iran’s coast. In response, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched fresh drone and missile strikes targeting a U.S. military logistics hub in Kuwait, an air base in Jordan that hosts U.S. forces, and the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, where Iran claims to have destroyed command and control centers, communications gear, aircraft hangars and fuel depots. Iran’s military warned the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed indefinitely if the U.S. continues its attacks. Meanwhile, Iran’s government says recent U.S. strikes have killed more than 30 civilians, while wounding more than 260 people. On Tuesday, President Trump told Fox News he’s prepared to attack Iran’s civilian infrastructure “next week.”

President Donald Trump: “Next week comes the power plants. Next week comes the bridges. We’re going to knock out all their power plants, we’re going to knock out all their bridges, unless they get to the table and negotiate.”

President Trump said in a social media post that he’d canceled plans to charge a 20% toll on all commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. In the same post, Trump claimed “oil is flowing like never before.” His comments came as the price of oil surged by nearly 10% as the U.S. reimposed its blockade of Iran’s ports.

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