Trump threatens coordinated attacks on all of Iran’s power plants ‘if there is no deal’

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump turned up the heat on Iran on Wednesday night. 

In an address updating Americans on “Operation Epic Fury,” Trump declared that every single Iranian “electric generating plant” could be targeted if Tehran doesn’t come to the table.

The tough talk landed as Trump said negotiations are underway to stop the fighting, although the Iranian side hasn’t exactly embraced the claim. The conflict itself traces back to February 28, when surprise U.S.-Israeli strikes killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Washington dubbed the campaign “Operation Epic Fury,” while Israel rolled with “Operation Roaring Lion.”

Trump's “Stone Ages” threat and a hard deadline

Trump warned that Iran would face a punishing escalation within weeks.

“Thanks to the progress we've made, I can say tonight that we are on track to complete all of America's military objections shortly. Very shortly. We're going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks. We're going to bring them back to the Stone Ages, where they belong," Trump said.

At the same time, he insisted the U.S. wasn’t initially chasing regime change.

"We never said regime change, but regime change has occurred because of all of their original leader's death,” Trump said.

“Yet, if during this period of time, no deal is made… if there is no deal, we are going to hit each, and every one of their electric generating plants very hard, and probably simultaneously,” Trump warned.

He added that Iran’s oil infrastructure has been left untouched for now, though not out of restraint alone.

“We have not hit their oil, even though that's the easiest target of all, because it would not give them even a small chance of survival or rebuilding. But we could hit it, and it would be gone, and there's not a thing they could do about it. They have no anti-aircraft equipment,” he said.

Tall claims followed by a swift response from Iran

Opening his address, Trump painted a picture of overwhelming success under Operation Epic Fury.

“Tonight, Iran's Navy is gone. Their Air Force is in ruins. Their leaders, most of them, the terrorist regime they led, are now dead. They're command and control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps being decimated as we speak,” Trump said.

He claimed Iran’s ability to deploy missiles and drones has been sharply reduced, with weapons systems and launch sites “being blown to pieces.” According to Trump, the scale of damage is historic.

The president said never in the history of warfare has an “enemy suffered such clear and devastating large-scale losses."

But it seems Tehran didn’t exactly take the hint. Minutes after Trump wrapped up, Iran launched missiles toward Israel.

Israel’s military confirmed its air defenses were activated, saying it had “identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel” for the third time in just over three hours, adding that "defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat."

Air raid sirens rang out across northern Israel, according to the Home Front Command. Early reports indicated no immediate casualties or damage, per AFP.