The U.S. military confirmed Friday it completed its latest wave of strikes on Iran — this time directly targeting key bridges and power plants, marking a significant escalation from the military and defense targets hit in previous rounds.
This delivers on a specific threat President Trump made earlier in the week. Speaking to Fox News on Tuesday, Trump warned that without a return to negotiations, "next week it gets really bad for them… next week comes the power plants. Next week comes the bridges." Just days later, that’s exactly what happened.
This marks the fourth consecutive day of U.S. strikes on Iran as of this week, with CENTCOM previously hitting missile and drone sites, naval capabilities, and coastal defense systems over a single seven-hour span. Trump has said he’ll maintain "the relentless pace of attacks" until he determines it’s "enough."
The human cost is climbing: Iranian government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said at least 30 civilians have been killed in recent days from U.S. strikes on southern Iran, according to state media, following earlier reports of at least 14 killed and more than 70 injured over a two-day period.
This escalation follows the U.S. reimposing a naval blockade on Iranian ports and Iran threatening to cut off regional energy exports in response — both tied to the ongoing fight for control of the Strait of Hormuz, which carried about a fifth of global oil and gas shipments before the war.
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What infrastructure the US just targeted and why
Trump’s exact threat and how it played out
The civilian toll of the ongoing strikes
What this means for the broader Iran-US conflict
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What this means for the broader Iran-US conflict
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