Trump threatens to bomb bridges and power plants unless Iran resumes talks

The situation

Trump's comments aired as the two countries exchanged fire for the fourth day in a row and the US resumed blockading Iranian ports

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Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of trump, threatens, bomb, bridges, power: Trump's comments aired as the two countries exchanged fire for the fourth day in a row and the US resumed blockading Iranian ports.