- President Donald Trump threatened Iran with severe airstrikes, including targeting bridges and power plants, if they do not come to the negotiating table.
- He also suggested that “other people” would be responsible for conducting any necessary ground campaign.
- These threats followed additional American forces' strikes against Iran and the reinstatement of a blockade on Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz.
- U.S. Central Command stated the strikes aimed to degrade Iranian capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Despite the escalating tensions, Trump reversed his earlier plan to impose a 20 percent fee on maritime traffic in the oil waterway.
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