IRAN WAR LIVE UPDATES: TRUMP THREATENS RETALIATION AGAINST CIVILIAN TARGETS IF IRAN STRIKES IN STRAIT

WHAT HAPPENED

WHAT MULTIPLE SOURCES SAY

ATTRIBUTED DETAILS FROM AVAILABLE COVERAGE: Similar coverage is shown by source. DAMMNEWS does not merge it into one asserted account.

• NYT > World News: President Trump said the United States would target a bridge or power plant, including in or near the Iranian capital, if Iran fired on the Strait of Hormuz.
• NYT > World News: Secretary of State Marco Rubio earlier suggested that Tehran was “not serious” about diplomacy.
• JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post -: "The US will bomb and destroy one bridge or power plant, including those located next to, or in, the capital city of Tehran," Trump said.
• Google News: Trump says US will destroy a bridge or power plant for each Iranian attack in the Strait of Hormuz AP News Trump vows tit-for-tat strikes on Iran power plants France 24 Iran War Live Updates: Trump Threatens…

WHAT IS STILL UNCLEAR

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WHY IT MATTERS

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• For the clearest picture, compare the attributed excerpts below with the original article and any primary document it links to.

WHAT TO WATCH NEXT

• Further official statements or independently confirmed developments
• The effect on people, services and the wider region
• Whether additional unrelated outlets confirm the same central claim

ORIGINAL SOURCE LINKS

• PRIMARY REPORT: NYT > World News (open the original report)
• JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post -
• Google News
• Deutsche Welle

STORY TIMELINE — AVAILABLE COVERAGE

A chronology using only the publication times and headlines currently in the cache.

1. 22/07/2026, 14:52 RELATED COVERAGE IRAN WAR: TRUMP THREATENS BRIDGES OVER HORMUZ STRAIT ATTACKS (Deutsche Welle • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
2. 22/07/2026, 15:00 RELATED COVERAGE TRUMP SAYS US WILL DESTROY A BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT FOR EACH IRANIAN ATTACK IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ - AP NEWS (Google News • 58 mins ago) [Story Intel]
3. 22/07/2026, 15:46 PRIMARY FEED IRAN WAR LIVE UPDATES: TRUMP THREATENS RETALIATION AGAINST CIVILIAN TARGETS IF IRAN STRIKES IN STRAIT (NYT > World News • 11 mins ago) [Story Intel]
4. 22/07/2026, 17:11 RELATED COVERAGE TRUMP THREATENS TO HIT IRANIAN BRIDGES, POWER PLANTS, ANY TIME SHOTS FIRED IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ (JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - • just now) [Story Intel]

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