The US will strike Iran's power plants and bridges the following week unless Iran negotiates.
Not in the ledger Claimed by Government of the United States on 14 July 2026.
The statement
Trump told Fox News that 'next week comes the power plants. Next week comes the bridges' unless Iran negotiated, and told Hugh Hewitt the US would 'take out Pickaxe Mountain', a fortified site linked to Iran's nuclear programme.
- Origin of the claim The Guardian
Verdict history
| When | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 18:00 UTC | active | withdrawn | Not a claim under the claim standard of 30 Oct 2026 (data-src/p1/DRAFTS.md): a threat, intention, promise or forecast, not a statement of fact. The statement stays in the record. |
Cite or reuse
The War Record, claim cl-20261027-fyh5, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-fyh5/