DONALD Trump has threatened to blast Iran’s bridges and key power plants in the coming days as he warns the regime must return to talks.
The US carried out a seven-hour wave of strikes on dozens of military targets in Iran as they hit Tehran for the third consecutive night.
Trump has declared in the coming days he will start striking Iran’s nuclear bases and bridges Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
Smoke rises from an explosion following a drone strike on a warehouse in Al Shuaiba, Kuwait Credit: Reuters
Video released by US Central Command shows an explosion at Bandar Abbas Naval Base, Iran Credit: AP
A projectile is fired during strikes on Iran late on Tuesday Credit: Reuters
The US military‘s Central Command shared footage of the attacks saying the blitz was aimed at “degrading Iranian capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz”.
Washington‘s precision strikes on Tuesday hit the port city of Bushehr, which hosts Iran‘s only civilian nuclear power plant.
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State TV also reported explosions around the port city of Bandar Abbas and the Gulf island of Qeshm, near the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran fired back with cruise missiles as they struck US targets in Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain – engulfing huge swathes of the Middle East in flames.
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In recent days, the conflict has erupted again as Washington tries to get Iran back to the negotiating table to sign a deal after a memorandum of understanding failed to secure lasting peace.
Trump issued a warning to regime as he said the strikes will get “really bad” if a deal can’t be made.
He told Fox News‘ Special Report with Bret Baier show: “Next week it gets really bad for them. 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.”
He went on to vow the attacks will continue “until I say it’s enough”.
Dramatic footage from overnight showed US kamikaze drone boats – used for the first time in combat – pummel the Bandar Abbas Naval base.
Clips released by CENTCOM show the boats launching three different attacks – each blowing up a port in a shower of smoke and sparks.
The kamikaze boats struck a submarine and a ship maintenance facility in a mission hailed as “successful” by US Central Command.
US Navy Admiral Brad Cooper, head of CENTCOM said his forces are “holding Iran accountable for unwarranted aggression that continues to endanger innocent lives”.
It comes after Trump backed down on a pledge to impose a 20 per cent toll on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
The war over the vital waterway has been one of the key sticking points during negotiations in recent months.
Iran has vowed to control the strait and has been attacking ships passing through, even killing a sailor in “brazen” missile attacks on two tankers travelling through Omani waters.
One crew member was killed and several more were injured by what the UAE branded a “brazen attack” in breach of international law.
In response, CENTCOM said a US blockade of Iranian ports had been restarted in order for Washington to gain control of the strait again.
They announced: “US forces resumed the naval blockade against vessels transiting to and from Iranian ports and coastal areas today.
“There are currently more than 20 US Navy warships and hundreds of military aircraft operating across the Middle East.”
