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World Service,06 Apr 2026,49 mins

Trump threatens Iranian infrastructure

Newsday

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Donald Trump has theatened to bomb Iran's bridges and power plants if the country does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz. However he later appears to have shifted the deadline for compliance to Tuesday. Tehran has described President Trump's ultimatums as "nonsense". It said Iran's retaliation would be much more devastating and widespread if civilian targets were hit. We go to Kuwait and look at attacks the country has suffered on power and water desalination plants. Israel says it is intercepting missiles launched from Iran on Monday we get the latest from Jerusalem. And a report from Ukraine where wounded army veterans are performing a famous Ukrainian adapation of Virgil's Aeneid. Presenters: Anne Soy and Luke Jones (Photo: US President Donald Trump. Credit: Alex Brandon/Reuters).

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