Donald Trump threatened to destroy Iranian civilian infrastructure including power plants and bridges unless the Strait of Hormuz was reopened by a strict deadline.Legal experts warned that attacking desalination facilities and electricity grids would constitute war crimes under the Geneva Conventions.The White House defended the rhetoric as a negotiation tactic while figures like Pope Leo XIV and Representative Jason Crow condemned the escalation.Tensions eventually eased when
Iran accepted a two-week ceasefire and agreed to open the waterway to avoid the threatened destruction of its civilization.