Cecilia Lei

Trump makes new threats to Iran as it refuses to open up oil routes.

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Excessive, unrealistic, and irrational.

That was the verdict from Iran yesterday on President Trump's 15-point proposal to bring an end to the war.

On the same day Trump hailed what he called great progress in the negotiations, he also made new threats to target Iran's power plants, oil production facilities, and key civilian infrastructure, a move that would mark a dramatic escalation in the conflict.

According to some human rights groups, this would be a war crime.

NBC's Garrett Haik asked White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt about that yesterday.

Trump has also repeated his threat to attack Harg Island.

There's a huge Iranian oil facility there, so any attempt to take it over would be met with fierce resistance.

Iran's parliament speaker said as much when he warned that his country would, quote, rain down fire on any invading force.

The island is a major source of Iran's oil exports, so seizing it could not only hurt Iran's economy, but also put even more strains on the global oil market.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Trump is also weighing other possible moves, like an operation to extract Iran's uranium.

But this kind of escalation would be complex and risky, likely putting U.S.

forces inside Iran for the first time in the war.

Speaking to Al Jazeera yesterday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized that diplomacy was still active despite Iran's denials.

But the countries still appear far apart.

Rubio outright dismissed Iran's claims to sovereignty of the Strait of Hormuz.