Trump’s Solution to Strait Tensions: Bomb a Bridge, Win the Day
KEY POINTS
- •On July 23, 2026, António Guterres told the UN Security Council the Middle East crisis is dangerously escalating.
- •Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the US will bomb one bridge or power plant near Tehran if Iran attacks ships.
- •Iran’s Revolutionary Guard reported stopping three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz earlier that day.
On July 23, 2026, Secretary-General António Guterres warned the UN Security Council that the Middle East is careening towards 'the edge of the unimaginable,' as Donald Trump, apparently auditioning for Drama King MVP, Tweeted on Truth Social a threat to obliterate bridges or power plants — specifically near Tehran, Iran's capital — every time Iran dares to shoot a missile, drone, rocket, or any other weapon through the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard proudly stopped three oil tankers passing through the vital Strait, likely thinking they’d just RSVP’d to Trump’s unsolicited bombing party. The irony? Trump claims readiness to decide on his 'largest-yet attack' on Iran's infrastructure, turning international diplomacy into a reckless game of battleship, missile edition.
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(1 of 3)Trump’s foreign policy: redirect every Iranian finger-wag into a power plant demolition show. Effective? Questionable. Spectacle? Guaranteed.
If diplomacy had a mascot, Trump just set it on fire and promised to bomb its remains next time Iran sneezes near a ship.
Nothing screams effective leadership like publicly tweeting 'Cause I Wanna Blow Up Tehran.' Next up: high school clown tries UN talks.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 7/24/2026 | Author: Jonathan Yerushalmy (now); Lucy Campbell, Maya Yang, Vivian Ho, Taz Ali, Siraj Datoo and Adam Fulton (earlier)
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