US ‘hasn’t even started’ attacks on Iran’s infrastructure, Trump warns

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Apr 03, 2026 · 121 words · By Erin Hale; Zsombor Peter

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Live updatesLive updates, Iran war live: Trump warns assault on infrastructure ‘hasn’t even started’ Trump steps up threats after US strike on Iran’s largest bridge, as Tehran launches attacks across the region.

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Published On 3 Apr 2026 - US President Donald Trump has stepped up his threats against Iran, warning that the US military “hasn’t even started” destroying what’s left of the country’s infrastructure after a US strike demolished the country’s largest bridge.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Claim 1: “US President Donald Trump has stepped up his threats against Iran, warning that the US military 'hasn’t even started' destroying what’s left of the country’s infrastructure after a US strike demolished the country’s largest bridge.”

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Wikipedia entries describe 2025 U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites and 2026 Iran war but do not mention a strike on Iran's largest bridge or Trump's specific threats about infrastructure destruction. No corroborating sources found.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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Claim 2: “Iran announced a wave of attacks on targets across the region, including US-owned steel plants in the United Arab Emirates and an arms factory in Israel.”

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No evidence found in Wikipedia, cross-references, or web search results to support claims of Iranian attacks on U.S.-owned steel plants in UAE or Israeli arms factories.

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