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President Donald Trump issued a threat to Iran\u2019s government early Sunday morning, writing on Truth Social that it would be his \u201chonor\u201d to direct the U.S. military to target Iranian bridges and power plants if the country did not reach a deal with U.S. negotiators around the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n
He also told a Fox News reporter that \u201cthe whole country is getting blown up\u201d if Iran declines the U.S\u2019s latest offer.<\/p>\n
The president fell back on his threats to target civil infrastructure after it was reported that Iranian forces were refusing passage through the strait over the weekend.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they don\u2019t, the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran. NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n
He added that a team of U.S. negotiators would return to Pakistan on Monday for negotiations. It wasn\u2019t immediately clear if plans were already underway for an Iranian delegation to be present.<\/p>\n
Donald Trump issued a threat to Iran early Sunday morning (Getty)<\/p>\n
Talks in Pakistan collapsed one weekend ago after Vice President JD Vance was dispatched to lead the Trump team\u2019s efforts to reach a deal. Those efforts failed, and Vance emerged from a marathon session unable to pinpoint a specific matter on which the two sides had found agreement. According to the president and other U.S. officials, the main gap between the U.S. and Iran remains around the issue of Iran\u2019s nuclear ambitions. Trump administration officials are pushing for the full destruction of Iran\u2019s nuclear sites, the surrender of nuclear material, and a guarantee that Iran will not seek to enrich uranium in the future.<\/p>\n
Vance will not be leading this latest round of talks, per Fox News, which reported that Trump\u2019s other top diplomatic deputies Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will head the American delegation.<\/p>\n
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