Trump: US Will Hit Iran Bridge or Plant for Each Hormuz Attack

President Donald Trump escalated his public warnings against Iran on Wednesday, threatening to destroy one Iranian bridge or power plant — including in Tehran itself — each time Iran targets a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump’s Explicit Retaliatory Formula

“Any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by Missile, Rocket, Drone, or any other device or weapon, the United States will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT, including those located next to, or in, the Capital City of Tehran,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform Wednesday morning.

The threat represents one of the most explicit retaliatory formulas Trump has articulated since the Trump Iran bridge power plant Hormuz ship attack threat cycle began, establishing a stated one-for-one escalation policy tied directly to attacks on commercial shipping.

Ceasefire Has Effectively Collapsed

The warning comes as a June ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran has unraveled and the struggle over control of the Strait of Hormuz — through which roughly one-fifth of global oil and gas trade passed before the war — has deepened sharply. Both sides have intensified strikes in recent days, raising fears of a full return to open warfare.

The fighting has pushed Brent crude oil prices back toward $94 per barrel and driven US national average gasoline prices above $4 per gallon, threatening to reignite inflationary pressures that had begun to ease in June.

International Law Questions

Some international law experts and world leaders have previously criticized Trump’s threats to target Iranian bridges and power plants as violations of international humanitarian law, which prohibits deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure. UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed concern last week about what he described as “attacks on civilian infrastructure in Iran and across the region.” The White House has not addressed the legal questions surrounding the policy.