Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Iran's energy infrastructure and desalination plants if Hormuz deal not reached

President Trump posted on Truth Social threatening to destroy Iran's critical infrastructure if negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz did not soon succeed. He warned the U.S. would 'blow up and completely obliterate' Iran's electric generating plants, oil wells, Kharg Island, and 'possibly all desalinization plants' if a deal was not 'shortly reached' and the strait not immediately opened for business. The threat targeted civilian infrastructure including water desalination facilities that provide fresh water to Iranian populations. Legal experts and international observers noted that deliberately destroying civilian water infrastructure could constitute a war crime under international humanitarian law, as such facilities are protected under the Geneva Conventions. Iran relies heavily on desalination for drinking water in coastal regions, with millions of civilians dependent on these facilities. The threat came amid ongoing U.S.-Israeli military operations and negotiations wit...

"if a deal is not shortly reached and the Hormuz Strait is not immediately 'Open for Business,' the US would conclude its 'stay' in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island (and possibly all desalinizatio..." — Posted on Truth Social during negotiations over reopening the Strait of Hormuz