US Strikes Iran for a Fourth Day as Trump Threatens Power Plants
American forces struck Iran again overnight in what US Central Command called a seven-hour operation against military assets near the Strait of Hormuz and along the coast — a fourth consecutive day of bombing, after earlier hits on the Abadan refinery, Bushehr and Bandar Abbas. President Trump told Fox News the strikes would continue and that the US could target Iranian power plants and bridges next week unless Tehran returns to talks. Iran’s deputy foreign minister said the country now has “no commitments” under the June memorandum, which is effectively dead.
The war has settled into a nightly rhythm — American strikes on Iranian coastal and military targets, Iranian reprisals against the Gulf and the shipping lanes — and each round widens its scope without yet forcing either side to stop. Trump’s threat to hit power plants and bridges marks a potential shift from military to civilian infrastructure, the kind of escalation that would deepen a humanitarian crisis and harden Tehran’s refusal to negotiate. The collapse of the June memorandum removes the last formal restraint, and Iran’s declaration that it has “no commitments” is a warning that it no longer feels bound by any limit. For all the tonnage dropped, there is no sign of either capitulation or an exit, which is the most dangerous state for a war to be in. Watch whether Washington actually strikes civilian infrastructure, whether the mediators in Oman and Qatar can find any opening, and how far Tehran is willing to take the fight into the Gulf.