President Donald Trump yesterday warned that the US would attack a bridge or power plant each time Tehran targets a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
“Any time the Islamic republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by missile, rocket, drone or any other device or weapon, the United States will bomb and destroy one bridge or power plant, including those located next to, or in, the capital city of Tehran,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
In response, an Iranian military source cited by Tasnim news agency said Tehran would retaliate against infrastructure in the region.
Iran’s near-total blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has stoked inflation around the world and pushed oil prices to a near six-week high.
Some international law experts and world leaders have criticised Trump’s threats to target Iranian bridges and power plants as illegal under international law that prohibits attacks on civilian targets.
The US continued to bomb targets in Iran for the 11th straight night and Tehran attacked Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan with drones and missiles.
Bahrain yesterday condemned the repeated Iranian attacks targeting civilian facilities and critical infrastructure in the kingdom.
A Ministerial Committee on Development Projects and Infrastructure meeting, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, described them as a flagrant violation of Bahrain’s sovereignty, security and stability, a direct threat to civilians and a breach of international law.
It also strongly condemned the targeting of civil aviation navigation systems and overflight operations within the Bahrain Flight Information Region, calling it as a serious threat to international civil aviation safety.
The Bahrain Defence Force said its air defence systems successfully intercepted and destroyed several Iranian aerial attacks. Its General Command reiterated that it remained at the highest levels of readiness to protect the kingdom.
Senior Saudi and UAE officials, meanwhile, shared similar social media posts affirming their close historical ties and ‘wise leadership’.
The posts on X by Saudi Minister of Media Salman Al Dosary and UAE National Media Authority chairman Abdulla bin Mohammed Alhamed were both released at 7pm Riyadh time.
“Emirati-Saudi relations are an extension of a shared history and deep-rooted fraternal ties between two brotherly peoples, united by a single destiny,” Alhamed wrote.
“The relationship between the kingdom and the Emirates is a relationship between two peoples united by a shared history and heritage, and wise leadership in both countries,” Al Dosary’s post said.
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