Iran has warned of “much more devastating” retaliation if the US and Israel were to strike civilian targets, state media has reported.
“If attacks on civilian targets are repeated, the next stages of our offensive and retaliatory operations will be much more devastating and widespread,” reads a statement from a spokesman for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters – Iran’s highest operational military command unit. The statement was published by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).
It comes after the US president threatened attacks on Iranian power plants and bridges if Iran fails to meet his Tuesday deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
President Donald Trump published an expletive-laden post on social media in which he threatened to destroy Iran’s power plants and bridges if it failed to meet his Tuesday deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping.
He repeated an earlier threat to unleash “hell” but told US media there was a “good chance” of a deal being reached with Tehran.
Iran mocked his ultimatum, dismissing it as “helpless, nervous and stupid”.
