President Trump said the United States would destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant for every Iranian attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. The threat signals a potential escalation from strikes on military targets to infrastructure that could affect civilians, while the waterway remains central to global energy supplies.

Trump said the policy would apply to attacks by missiles, rockets, drones or other weapons, and could include infrastructure in Tehran. The Strait of Hormuz is a strategic channel through which roughly one fifth of the world’s oil normally passes, so continued attacks or disruptions could have wider economic consequences.