Trump Threatens to Target Iranian Energy Infrastructure If No Peace Deal
“We have a 15-point deal on the table that the Iranians have had for a bit of time,” Witkoff said. “We expect an answer from them and it would solve it all.”
They want to make a deal.”
The conflict, which began on Feb. 28 with joint U.S. and Israeli operations, has resulted in the deaths of several senior Iranian leaders. Rubio said the U.S. has also deployed additional forces to the region to provide military options as the situation develops.
🚨BREAKING Marco Rubio on Iran War: "This is not going to be a prolonged conflict."
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The US expects to end its operation in Iran in "weeks, not months", Secretary of State Marco Rubio says, after a meeting of G7 foreign ministers
⁰He says the US can achieve its goals "without… pic.twitter.com/ZeP36ZnRMz
Trump said Friday he has paused a potential strike on Iranian power infrastructure to allow space for negotiations. “Iran is being decimated,” Trump said, adding, “We are talking now
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned Tehran would impose a “heavy price” in response.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened retaliation against infrastructure tied to the U.S. and Israel. The group said it could target industrial and energy-related assets across the region.
The G7 nations called for restoring full navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has moved to restrict. The waterway is a critical global energy route, with roughly 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas passing through it.
Iranian officials have accused Israel of carrying out strikes on nuclear facilities and major industrial sites, including steel plants
Iranian lawmakers are also reportedly considering legislation tied to those restrictions.
