TRUMP AGAIN THREATENS TO STRIKE IRAN’S POWER PLANTS AMID IMPASSE OVER STRAIT OF HORMUZ

AT A GLANCE

US president says he will knock out all Iran’s power plants and bridges next week in bid to force Tehran to agree to a deal Middle East crisis – live updates President Donald Trump has threatened to expand US strikes… “Next week it gets really bad for them because next week comes the power plants.

Next week comes the bridges,” Trump said in a Fox News interview on Tuesday. “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.” Continue reading...

KEY FACTS

• Topic: UK — the feed headline centres on TRUMP, AGAIN, THREATENS, STRIKE, IRAN.
• Original feed: The Guardian.
• Published: 15 Jul 2026, 00:59 UK.
• Coverage checked: 3 distinct sources and 3 closely matched related stories.

WHAT HAPPENED

Attributed details available in the live RSS coverage:

• The Guardian: US president says he will knock out all Iran’s power plants and bridges next week in bid to force Tehran to agree to a deal Middle East crisis – live updates President Donald Trump has threatened to expand US strikes…
• The Guardian: “Next week it gets really bad for them because next week comes the power plants.
• The Guardian: Next week comes the bridges,” Trump said in a Fox News interview on Tuesday.
• The Guardian: “We’re going to knock out all their power plants.
• Google News: Trump again threatens to strike Iran’s power plants amid impasse over strait of Hormuz The Guardian Trump threatens to strike Iran power plants unless deal reached – Middle East crisis live The Guardian LIVE: Trump…
• JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post -: Trump added that he "doesn't like the idea" of charging a fee in the Strait of Hormuz, noting that Iran prefers to "spend a lot of money in the United States."

STORY TIMELINE — AVAILABLE COVERAGE

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1. 15/07/2026, 00:59 RELATED COVERAGE TRUMP AGAIN THREATENS TO STRIKE IRAN’S POWER PLANTS AMID IMPASSE OVER STRAIT OF HORMUZ - THE GUARDIAN (Google News • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
2. 15/07/2026, 00:59 PRIMARY FEED TRUMP AGAIN THREATENS TO STRIKE IRAN’S POWER PLANTS AMID IMPASSE OVER STRAIT OF HORMUZ (The Guardian • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
3. 15/07/2026, 01:04 RELATED COVERAGE LIVE UPDATES: US CARRIES OUT MORE STRIKES ON IRAN AND BEGINS BLOCKADE OF IRANIAN PORTS - CNN (Google News • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
4. 15/07/2026, 02:21 RELATED COVERAGE TRUMP SAYS US WILL STRIKE IRANIAN POWER PLANTS, BRIDGES NEXT WEEK IF NO DEAL REACHED (JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - • 4 mins ago) [Story Intel]

HOW OTHER SOURCES FRAME THE STORY

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• Google News: TRUMP AGAIN THREATENS TO STRIKE IRAN’S POWER PLANTS AMID IMPASSE OVER STRAIT OF HORMUZ - THE GUARDIAN [Story Intel]
  Related headline found through overlapping story details; compare the original source before treating it as confirmation. • 1 hr ago
• Google News: LIVE UPDATES: US CARRIES OUT MORE STRIKES ON IRAN AND BEGINS BLOCKADE OF IRANIAN PORTS - CNN [Story Intel]
  Related headline found through overlapping story details; compare the original source before treating it as confirmation. • 1 hr ago
• JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post -: TRUMP SAYS US WILL STRIKE IRANIAN POWER PLANTS, BRIDGES NEXT WEEK IF NO DEAL REACHED [Story Intel]
  Related headline found through overlapping story details; compare the original source before treating it as confirmation. • 4 mins ago

RELATED DAMMNEWS COVERAGE

• TRUMP AGAIN THREATENS TO STRIKE IRAN’S POWER PLANTS AMID IMPASSE OVER STRAIT OF HORMUZ - THE GUARDIAN
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• LIVE UPDATES: US CARRIES OUT MORE STRIKES ON IRAN AND BEGINS BLOCKADE OF IRANIAN PORTS - CNN
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• TRUMP: STRIKES ON IRAN TO CONTINUE UNTIL 'I SAY IT'S ENOUGH'
  Deutsche Welle • 2 hrs ago • GERMANY