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Live updates: Trump vows to hit Iranian bridge or power plant each time Tehran strikes ships in Strait of Hormuz - CNN
Business and EconomyBy Elise Hammond, Aleena Fayaz, Mitchell McCluskey, Davis Winkie, Alejandra Jaramillo, Tal Shalev, Sophie Tanno, August Phillips, Michael Williams, Alisha Ebrahimji, Alaa Elassar, Sana Noor Haq, Logan Schiciano, Kevin Liptak, Hanna Ziady, Mustafa Qadri, Magd7/22/20261 min read
President Donald Trump says the US will “destroy one bridge or power plant” every time Iran targets a ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Follow for live news updates.
✨ Key Highlights
- President Donald Trump vowed that the US would "destroy one bridge or power plant" each time Iran targets a ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz, while an Iranian official told local media Tehran would retaliate by striking regional infrastructure and energy facilities.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed an oil tanker caught fire following an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday local time, according to Reuters.
- Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said they struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea early Thursday, identifying the vessels as the Saudi-flagged Layla and Encelia, after announcing a naval blockade on Saudi ships.
- Saudi Press Agency reported the Encelia was targeted while sailing, causing a fire on its bow, with all crew members reported safe; Saudi Arabia has not commented on the Layla, and CNN could not independently verify the claims.
- US Central Command announced the completion of a 12th consecutive night of strikes against Iran, hitting maritime capabilities, missile and drone storage sites, coastal surveillance locations, and air defense assets, while resuming a naval blockade against Iran.
- Tehran accused Washington of using the suspected underground nuclear site known as Pickaxe Mountain as a pretext for further attacks, and Trump attended a dignified transfer of four US service members killed in the conflict.
Hours after attending the dignified transfer of four US soldiers killed in the war with Iran, President Donald Trump honored one of the fallen whose remains were transferred at Dover Air Force Base a