The United States has escalated its confrontation with Iran after President Donald Trump warned that U.S. forces will bomb an Iranian bridge or power plant each time Iran fires on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump issued the threat on Wednesday in a post on his Truth Social platform, specifying that targets could include infrastructure in or near Tehran. His remarks followed a reported U.S. missile strike on Iran’s Larak Island in the strait earlier the same day, which Iranian media said caused damage still under assessment. Iran’s Khatam Al-Anbiya command warned that any strike on key sites would mark an expansion of war.

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