US President Donald Trump has issued an expletive-laden threat against Iran’s infrastructure if the Strait of Hormuz is not opened.
Trump said “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one” in Iran if the key shipping lane is not reopened.
He reiterated his earlier threat to unleash “hell” if the country does not meet his 6 April deadline – previous deadlines given by the president have shifted and Trump tells Fox News there’s a “good chance” of a deal being reached
The key battleground between the two countries may now be at sea, Orla Guerin writes, as she reports seeing ships at anchor close to the mouth of the strait
Meanwhile, Trump has said an American crew member rescued after a fighter jet was shot down over Iran is “SAFE and SOUND” – ending a high-stakes mission that began on Friday
The crew member was “seriously wounded” when they were rescued “from deep inside the mountains of Iran”, he added.
