Iran War: Britain withdraws embassy staff from Iran after Donald Trump threatens to bomb Tehran - GB News. Britain haswithdrawn its embassy staff from Iran after Donald Trump threatened to "bomb and destroy" the Islamic Republic's infrastructure.
British embassy staff have been withdrawn from Iran after Donald Trump's threat of violence in Tehran, according to the latest reporting on the story.
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Earlier today Mr Trump wrote on Truth Social: "From this point forward any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz whether it be by Missile Rocket Drone or any other device or weapon.
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Follow The House of Representatives on Wednesday took the first step toward funding President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, as well as approving tens of billions in additional Pentagon money and aid for US farmers.
President Donald Trump has warned that the United States military will target Iran’s civilian infrastructure each time Tehran’s forces fire at a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump has previously said the US would bomb Iran’s bridges and power stations, going as far as threatening to wipe out the country’s civilisation, but Wednesday’s statement is more specific than his previous threats.
“From this point forward any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz whether it be by Missile Rocket Drone or any other device or weapon the United States will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT.
Majid Mousavi, head of the Aerospace Force in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), warned that if Iran’s power stations are hit, Tehran would retaliate against countries that host US troops.
The US and Iran have been exchanging attacks for the past 12 days as the memorandum of understanding (MoU) that was supposed to end the war between the two sides got derailed over the fate of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s parliament speaker and chief negotiator, stressed on Wednesday that the “situation of the strait will not return to pre-war conditions”.
'The United States will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT' for every ship shot at in the Strait of Hormuz, Mr Trump said, according to the latest reporting on the story.
Available information indicates that "Due to the ongoing security situation, we have taken the precautionary measure to temporarily withdraw UK staff from Iran.
the United States will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT including those located next to or in the Capital City of Tehran.", in a development tied to the same story.
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including those located next to or in the Capital City of Tehran,” Trump wrote in a social media post.
Iranian official says Tehran would respond to US attacks by sparking power outages in countries hosting US troops, according to the latest reporting on the story.
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