Trump threatens Iran with more destruction, claims peace deal is near

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The US president has vowed to destroy all of the Islamic Republic’s oil wells, power plants, and key export hub on Kharg Island The US has been in “serious” discussions with a “new and more reasonable” Iranian government, President Donald Trump has claimed. In a post on his Truth Social platform, he also threatened to obliterate Iran’s critical energy infrastructure if no deal is “shortly reached.”Trump claimed in his social media post that “great progress” had been made in negotiations, at the same time warning Tehran of more destruction should the Strait of Hormuz not be “immediately” reopened.Should that not happen, the US would opt to “completely obliterate[e] all of their electric generating plants, oil wells and Kharg Island,” Trump claimed. Washington would also consider striking other critical infrastructure, including “all desalination plants,” he added.DETAILS TO FOLLOW