Iran warns of heavier strikes on US targets if attacks on civilian sites continue

World April 03, 12:34

On Thursday, Donald Trump demanded that Iran’s authorities accept a deal in the near future and threatened to destroy civilian infrastructure in the Islamic Republic

TEHRAN, April 3. /TASS/. Iran will strike all US and Israeli targets in the Middle East if US President Donald Trump follows through on threats to attack Iranian bridges and power plants, said Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesman for the Iranian Khatam-al Anbiya headquarters.

"In response to the hollow statements by the US president and his repeated threats to destroy Iran’s bridges, power plants and energy infrastructure, we warn once again: if these threats are carried out, the powerful Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran <...> will conduct even more powerful and destructive attacks on key facilities and assets [in the region]," he said as quoted by the Iranian state broadcaster.

On Thursday, Trump demanded that Iran’s authorities accept a deal in the near future and threatened to destroy civilian infrastructure in the Islamic Republic. According to the US leader, the US military "hasn’t even started destroying what’s left in Iran." Bridges will be next, followed by power plants, Trump said on Truth Social.

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