Donald Trump, the president of the United States, said in an interview with Fox News broadcast on Tuesday, 24 Tir, that the scope of America’s attacks on the Islamic Republic will expand in the days ahead. He said that heavy attacks would continue tonight, the next night, and the night after that, and that if the Islamic Republic does not enter negotiations, next week its power plants and bridges will be targeted. He added: “We will shut down all their power plants and all their bridges, unless they come to the negotiating table.”

Mr. Trump said: “Next week things will really be worse for them, because next week it’s the turn of the power plants. Next week it’s the turn of the bridges. We will shut down all their power plants. We will destroy all their bridges unless they come to the negotiating table and negotiate.”

In response to a question about the possibility of targeting energy infrastructure as well, he said that ultimately those targets would also be attacked, but in the final stage of the operation, and unless the Islamic Republic comes to the negotiating table.