President Trump warned late Thursday the U.S. “hasn’t even started destroying what’s left in Iran,” and previewed that strikes on bridges and power plants could be next.
A day earlier, the president asserted in a prime-time speech that the U.S.’s objectives in the Iran war are nearly met, and said Iran’s military capabilities have been effectively decimated. But he offered few new details on how the war might wrap up or whether the U.S. is planning to force open the Strait of Hormuz, instead vowing to carry out two or three more weeks of “extremely hard” strikes.
Investors took little heart in Mr. Trump’s remarks. Oil prices surged on Thursday, and U.S. gas prices are averaging over $4 a gallon, hitting motorists, delivery drivers and farmers hard. Analysts say groceries could be next.
Iran has threatened “more destructive” retaliatory attacks to come.
11:06 PM / April 2, 2026
Strikes on an Iranian bridge kill 8, local authorities say
A set of strikes on Iran’s B1 bridge killed at least eight people and wounded 95 more, Iran’s state media said, citing authorities in the Alborz province.
People had gathered under the bridge, which was still under construction, and along the riverbank to celebrate “Nature Day,” Iranian state media said.
President Trump referenced the strike on the B1 bridge, located west of Tehran in the city of Karaj, in a social media post earlier Thursday. He urged Iran to “make a deal.”
“The biggest bridge in Iran comes tumbling down, never to be used again — Much more to follow!” he said on Truth Social, posting a video of the collapsing bridge.
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