Trump threatens to strike ‘every power plant and every bridge’ in Iran unless peace deal reached

NewsWorldMiddle EastTrump threatens to strike ‘every power plant and every bridge’ in Iran unless peace deal reachedJD Vance to join US delegation for fresh talks in Pakistan on Monday – but there’s no indication Iran will be sending a teamJames C. Reynolds Sunday 19 April 2026 18:06 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2960630","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/donald-trump-iran-peace-talks-pakistan-b2960630.html","title":"Trump threatens major new strikes on Iran unless peace deal agreed"}}CloseTrump warns ‘no more Mr Nice Guy’ and threatens new strikes on Iran if deal not agreedOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Donald T...