US Expands Target List in Iran to Include Infrastructure in Prolonged Pressure Campaign
The United States is preparing to gradually broaden its target list in Iran to include bridges, transportation routes, power grids, and energy stations as part of a strategy aimed at exhausting the Iranian regime and forcing it to accept Washington's terms. This was reported on Monday by the Lebanese newspaper Nada al-Watan. According to the report, the US administration is not seeking a full-scale war or a decisive strike but rather a sustained series of "wearing down" attacks designed to incrementally degrade Iran's military, economic, and logistical capabilities.
Washington believes that time is working against the Iranian regime and that cumulative damage will gradually limit its ability to continue the conflict. The message was reportedly conveyed to Lebanese leadership during President Joseph Aoun's visit to Washington and his meeting with US President Donald Trump. The Americans made clear that pressure on Tehran will not cease and that a calculated escalation is expected, further restricting the Iranian leadership's maneuvering space.
The expanded target list is said to go beyond military and nuclear facilities to include critical infrastructure such as bridges, main roads, supply lines, electrical networks, power stations, and facilities used by the government and the Revolutionary Guards. US officials hope that the ongoing strikes will raise the cost of continued confrontation far above the price of the settlement offered by the administration. This aligns with a public threat made by President Trump last week, who stated that for every ship attacked by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, the US would strike a bridge or power station in Iran, including targets near Tehran.
The report also notes that Washington assesses the Iranian regime is already undergoing a process of attrition. Uncertainty about the health and control of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is seen as a factor that could intensify internal power struggles, although no conclusive information about his health is available. The report comes amid a pause in US strikes after 13 consecutive nights of bombings. US Ambassador to the UN Mike Walz said President Trump is currently allowing some diplomatic space but emphasized that US forces remain ready to resume attacks if talks fail to produce results.
