Trump threatens to bomb bridges and power plants in Iran unless talks resume

US President Donald Trump has threatened to strike Iran's bridges and power plants next week if the country does not return to talks. The comments, made in a Fox News interview, aired as the two countries exchanged fire for the fourth day in a row. Trump earlier reversed a threat of a 20% fee on all Strait of Hormuz cargo shipping but resumed blockading Iranian ports. "Next week it gets really bad for them," Trump said. "We're going to knock out all their power plants. We're going to knock out all their bridges unless they get to the table and negotiate." Back in April, Trump threatened to bomb civilian infrastructure in Iran, including bridges and power plants. UN human rights chief Volker Türk responded at the time by saying: "Under international law, deliberately attacking civilians and civilian infrastructure is a war crime." The 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions on humanitarian conduct in war prohibit attacks on sites considered essential for civilians. This is considered by many to be a principle of customary international humanitarian law. "I'll save the energy targets for last, but ultimately we'll hit energy targets," Trump said in an interview on Special