Trump Threatens to Target Iranian Energy Infrastructure If No Peace Deal

👉 Trump Threatens to Target Iranian Energy Infrastructure If No Peace Deal Is Reached

President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to escalate operations against Iran’s energy infrastructure if the Iranian government failed to reach an acceptable peace deal soon, while also suggesting that an agreement could be close.

“The United States of America is in serious discussions with A NEW, AND MORE REASONABLE, REGIME to end our Military Operations in Iran,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

“Great progress has been made, but if, for any reason, a deal is not shortly reached—which it probably will be—and if the Strait of Hormuz is not immediately ‘Open for Business,’ we will conclude our lovely ‘stay’ in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their electric generating plants, oil wells, and Kharg Island (and possibly all desalination plants!), which we have purposefully not yet ‘touched,’” he added.

“This will be in retribution for our many soldiers, and others, that Iran has butchered and killed over the old regime’s 47-year ‘Reign of Terror,’” Trump concluded.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, meanwhile, said Friday that U.S. military operations in Iran were expected to conclude within weeks as the administration’s objectives were being met ahead of schedule. He made the remarks following meetings with foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations in France.

Rubio said the timeline was consistent with earlier projections from Trump and other administration officials, who had indicated that operations could last between four and seven weeks. “It’s a question of weeks, not months,” Rubio said when asked about the timeline, according to the BBC.

He added that the United States had received messages from Iran regarding possible negotiations but expressed uncertainty about who would represent Tehran.

“We’ve had an exchange of messages and indications from the Iranian system, whatever’s left of it, about a willingness to talk about certain things,” Rubio said.

“We’re waiting for further clarification about who it is that we would be talking to, what we would be talking about, and when we will be talking,” he added.

The comments come as the Trump administration has reportedly presented a 15-point proposal aimed at ending the conflict. Special envoy Steve Witkoff said he was “hopeful” that talks could take place soon and that the proposal could resolve the war.

“We have a 15-point deal on the table that the Iranians have had for a bit of time,” Witkoff said. “We expect an answer from them, and it would solve it all.”

Trump said Friday that he had paused a potential strike on Iranian power infrastructure to allow time for negotiations. “Iran is being decimated,” Trump said, adding, “We are talking now. They want to make a deal.”

The conflict, which began on February 28 with joint U.S. and Israeli operations, has resulted in the deaths of several senior Iranian leaders. Rubio said the United States had also deployed additional forces to the region to provide military options as the situation developed.

Iranian officials have accused Israel of carrying out strikes on nuclear facilities and major industrial sites, including steel plants. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that Tehran would impose a “heavy price” in response.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened retaliation against infrastructure linked to the United States and Israel. The group has said it could target industrial and energy-related assets across the region.

The G7 nations called for the restoration of full navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has moved to restrict. The waterway is a critical global energy route, with roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies passing through it. Reuters has likewise reported that restrictions on traffic through the strait have disrupted global energy flows.

Rubio said there were reports that Iran had begun charging some vessels for safe passage through the strait. Iranian lawmakers were also reportedly considering legislation related to those restrictions.