Tehran warns of strikes on bridges in region after Trump threatened Iran's infrastructure
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- Iranian official warns Tehran could target infrastructure across the region if US strikes Iranian facilities.
- Tehran says it will maintain control over the Strait of Hormuz.
A senior Iranian official warned that Tehran could target infrastructure and bridges across the region if the US strikes Iranian facilities, following a threat by President Donald Trump to destroy a "bridge or power plant" for every Iranian attack on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
"If the Americans target an Iranian bridge or power plant, Iran will respond by striking infrastructure and bridges across the region, including energy facilities in which the United States has interests," the unnamed official was quoted as saying by Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency.
"The Americans should by now, after these past ten days, be fully convinced that Iran strikes wherever it decides to strike. Therefore, any such gamble by Trump will once again end in his embarrassment," the official added.
The Iranian military also said Wednesday that Tehran would continue exercising control over the Strait of Hormuz, with officials saying they "will not relinquish (their) firm resolve to control the Strait."
