TRUMP THREATENS TO EXPAND STRIKES ON IRAN’S CIVILIAN INFRASTRUCTURE

AT A GLANCE

US president says he will knock out all power plants and bridges in effort to force Tehran to agree to deal amid impasse over strait Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump has threatened to expand US strikes on… “Next week it gets really bad for them because next week comes the power plants.

Next week comes the bridges,” the US president 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, THREATENS, EXPAND, STRIKES, IRAN.
• Original feed: The Guardian.
• Published: 15 Jul 2026, 07:57 UK.
• Coverage checked: 2 distinct sources and 1 closely matched related story.

WHAT HAPPENED

Attributed details available in the live RSS coverage:

• The Guardian: US president says he will knock out all power plants and bridges in effort to force Tehran to agree to deal amid impasse over strait Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump has threatened to expand US strikes on…
• The Guardian: “Next week it gets really bad for them because next week comes the power plants.
• The Guardian: Next week comes the bridges,” the US president said in a Fox News interview on Tuesday.
• The Guardian: “We’re going to knock out all their power plants.
• Deutsche Welle: President Donald Trump has warned that US strikes will escalate and target key infrastructure if Tehran does not make a deal.
• Deutsche Welle: The US has reimposed a naval blockade and Iran has said the Strait of Hormuz is closed.

STORY TIMELINE — AVAILABLE COVERAGE

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1. 15/07/2026, 00:24 RELATED COVERAGE TRUMP THREATENS STRIKES ON IRANIAN BRIDGES, POWER PLANTS (Deutsche Welle • 9 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
2. 15/07/2026, 07:57 PRIMARY FEED TRUMP THREATENS TO EXPAND STRIKES ON IRAN’S CIVILIAN INFRASTRUCTURE (The Guardian • 2 hrs ago) [Story Intel]

HOW OTHER SOURCES FRAME THE STORY

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• Deutsche Welle: TRUMP THREATENS STRIKES ON IRANIAN BRIDGES, POWER PLANTS [Story Intel]
  Related headline found through overlapping story details; compare the original source before treating it as confirmation. • 9 hrs ago

RELATED DAMMNEWS COVERAGE

• TRUMP THREATENS STRIKES ON IRANIAN BRIDGES, POWER PLANTS
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  Top stories - Google News • 2 hrs ago • TOP
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  The Times of Israel • 7 hrs ago • ISRAEL