Trump issues threat to destroy Iran's energy sites, desalination plants if ceasefire isn't reached 'shortly'

US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to destroy Iran’s energy sites, desalination plants and other vital infrastructure if a deal to end the war with Tehran is not reached shortly. Trump stated that the US is negotiating with Iran's parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, in an interview with the New York Post published Monday. The former Revolutionary Guard commander was previously floated as Washington's negotiating partner, but has denied Iran is talking to the US and said Pakistan-facilitated discussions were merely a cover for American troop deployments.