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Omaha Steve

(109,561 posts) Mon Mar 30, 2026, 11:48 AM Mar 30

Trump threatens to destroy Iran's civilian infrastructure if a deal is not reached 'shortly'

Source: AP

By JON GAMBRELL, JOSH BOAK and MIKE CORDER
Updated 10:00 AM CDT, March 30, 2026
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure, including desalination plants, if a deal to end the war is not reached “shortly.”

Tehran meanwhile struck a key water and electrical plant in Kuwait, and an oil refinery in Israel came under attack. Israel and the U.S. launched a new wave of strikes on Iran, as the war raged with no end in sight.

Trump’s new threat in a social media post and earlier comments in an interview with the Financial Times that suggested American troops could seize Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub highlighted a frequent tactic. He has repeatedly claimed to be making diplomatic progress— though Tehran denies negotiating directly — while ramping up his threats and sending thousands more U.S. troops to the Middle East.

It remains unclear where the diplomatic effort facilitated by Pakistan stands. Iran’s continuing attacks on its Gulf neighbors could further complicate any talks. The United Arab Emirates — which has long billed itself as a beacon of stability in a volatile region — has been hard hit in the war, and is signaling it wants Iran disarmed in any ceasefire. Iran’s theocracy likely won’t accept that.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-trump-lebanon-march-30-2026-8abb0ee50be4cd8dd9ddde3a9d846ef8

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Trump threatens to destroy Iran's civilian infrastructure if a deal is not reached 'shortly' (Original Post) Omaha Steve Mar 30 OP

Clear the way for the Trump Persia resort and casino Historic NY Mar 30 #1

No one is negotiating. Trump is listening to the voices in his head again. Ray Bruns Mar 30 #2

He's talking to the paintings like Nixon Bayard Mar 30 #3

The story is that Nixon talked to portraits of past presidents. Trump DEFACES them. usonian Mar 30 #17

Correct vanessa_ca Mar 30 #7

The Trumpt Crime Syndicate wants Iran's oil and land. Irish_Dem Mar 30 #4

Profoundly ignorant spoiled brat finding out not everyone can be bullied. Attilatheblond Mar 30 #5

A war crime Mysterian Mar 30 #6

Indeed: muriel_volestrangler Mar 30 #8

What an idiot. KIll the infastructure, leave the missiles destroying the Middle East. mdbl Mar 30 #9

Trump Is Called TACO MissouriDem47 Mar 30 #10

People were warned over and over not to vote for a fucking mad man twice Bengus81 Mar 30 #11

THIS orangecrush Mar 30 #15

And he'll take their lunch money. lpbk2713 Mar 30 #12

Well, He's Making It Very Easy... GB_RN Mar 30 #13

The Hague sounds good to me! Talitha Mar 30 #16

"(UAE) . . . signaling it wants Iran disarmed in any ceasefire" Strelnikov_ Mar 30 #14

destroy Iran's civilian infrastructure: Translation: war crimes usonian Mar 30 #18

This is the way to get the Iranian people on our side. They will rise up against their government. Intractable Mar 30 #19

Historic NY

(40,097 posts)

1. Clear the way for the Trump Persia resort and casino

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 11:57 AM

Mar 30

Ray Bruns

(6,551 posts)

2. No one is negotiating. Trump is listening to the voices in his head again.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 11:58 AM

Mar 30

Bayard

(29,990 posts)

3. He's talking to the paintings like Nixon

Reply to Ray Bruns (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 12:18 PM

Mar 30

They're telling him to--Go get'em, Donnie!

usonian

(26,012 posts)

17. The story is that Nixon talked to portraits of past presidents. Trump DEFACES them.

Reply to Bayard (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 08:29 PM

Mar 30

vanessa_ca

(947 posts)

7. Correct

Reply to Ray Bruns (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 01:41 PM

Mar 30

Link to tweet

Irish_Dem

(81,922 posts)

4. The Trumpt Crime Syndicate wants Iran's oil and land.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 12:41 PM

Mar 30

Attilatheblond

(9,076 posts)

5. Profoundly ignorant spoiled brat finding out not everyone can be bullied.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 12:58 PM

Mar 30

And he has depleted a huge amount of our military arsenal trying to bully a people that have been around a very long time and know things he will never acknowledge, let alone understand.

Mysterian

(6,576 posts)

6. A war crime

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 01:14 PM

Mar 30

I'm not proud to be an American anymore.

muriel_volestrangler

(106,404 posts)

8. Indeed:

Reply to Mysterian (Reply #6)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 02:02 PM

Mar 30

Yusra Suedi, assistant professor in international law at the University of Manchester, said Trump’s threat “reinforces the climate of impunity around collective punishment in warfare”.

“This is clearly an act of collective punishment, which is prohibited under international humanitarian law. You can’t deliberately harm an entire civilian population to pressure its government,” Suedi told Al Jazeera.
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Raed Jarrar, advocacy director at the rights group DAWN, said Trump’s threats represent “clear, public evidence of criminal intent”.

“Threatening to obliterate a nation’s power grid, oil infrastructure and water supply to coerce its government is not a negotiating tactic; it is textbook collective punishment and a war crime,” Jarrar told Al Jazeera.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/30/trump-threatens-to-blow-up-all-desalination-plants-in-iran

mdbl

(8,720 posts)

9. What an idiot. KIll the infastructure, leave the missiles destroying the Middle East.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 02:16 PM

Mar 30

Magats are the stupidest people on the planet.

MissouriDem47

(431 posts)

10. Trump Is Called TACO

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 02:37 PM

Mar 30

Trump is called TACO for a reason.

Bengus81

(10,263 posts)

11. People were warned over and over not to vote for a fucking mad man twice

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 02:54 PM

Mar 30

They did it anyway.

orangecrush

(30,704 posts)

15. THIS

Reply to Bengus81 (Reply #11)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 05:30 PM

Mar 30

lpbk2713

(43,282 posts)

12. And he'll take their lunch money.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 02:59 PM

Mar 30

GB_RN

(3,575 posts)

13. Well, He's Making It Very Easy...

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 04:55 PM

Mar 30

For a prosecution for war crimes at The Hague. All the evidence is right out there on his definitely-not-profitable, not-so-truthful, not-so-social social media platform.

Talitha

(8,093 posts)

16. The Hague sounds good to me!

Reply to GB_RN (Reply #13)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 05:45 PM

Mar 30

Strelnikov_

(8,186 posts)

14. "(UAE) . . . signaling it wants Iran disarmed in any ceasefire"

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 05:08 PM

Mar 30

Well, have at it, UAE.

usonian

(26,012 posts)

18. destroy Iran's civilian infrastructure: Translation: war crimes

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 08:40 PM

Mar 30

And it ain't even a war.

Genius! /s

Intractable

(2,313 posts)

19. This is the way to get the Iranian people on our side. They will rise up against their government.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:04 PM

Mar 30

The reality is that the people will consider themselves under attack by the US and they will see their autocratic government as being the only defense from the US.

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