On Friday, President Donald Trump said he was considering “winding down” his war with Iran. But a day later, he threatened to “obliterate” the country’s power plants in an escalation that could further tip the conflict out of control. Attacking power plants might build fresh pressure on Iran’s revolutionary armed forces, which control much of the civilian infrastructure. But such operations might require the use of ground troops, in a gamble even greater than Trump’s threatened assaults on Iranian power plants. These signs of continuing capability make Trump’s decision over his threat to strike power plants even more profound.

Source: Egypt Independent March 23, 2026 14:47 UTC