Trump has given Iran until 8:00 p.m. ET to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face intensified strikes. He warned Sunday that bridges and power plants could be targeted. Iran, which has restricted most shipping through the waterway — normally carrying about 20% of global oil exports — since the war began, issued new threats Tuesday if the US crosses its designated “red lines.”

In an apparent bid to up the pressure, the US struck Iran’s Kharg Island on Tuesday, where 90% of its oil exports are processed, though reports suggest the targets were military sites. Trump wrote on Truth Social the same day that “a whole civilization will die tonight.”