President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the U.S. will "destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT" for every ship Iran fires upon in the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump issued the stark warning in a Truth Social post as the United States continued military operations against Iran and tensions remained high around the strategic waterway, through which roughly one-fifth of the world's traded oil and gas normally passes.

"From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by Missile, Rocket, Drone, or any other device or weapon, the United States will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT, including those located next to, or in, the Capital City of Tehran," Trump wrote.

The president's warning followed another night of U.S. strikes targeting Iranian military infrastructure, including aircraft hangars and drone storage facilities.

Trump has repeatedly vowed to keep the Strait of Hormuz open to international commerce while preventing Iran from threatening global shipping.

His latest message signaled the administration is prepared to escalate retaliation if Tehran attacks commercial vessels moving through the vital energy corridor.

Iranian air defenses were active over Tehran as American strikes entered an 11th consecutive night.

Iran also launched missiles toward Jordan's port city of Aqaba, prompting interceptions by Jordanian forces and raising fears the conflict could spread further across the region.

Officials in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia also issued missile alerts before later announcing the immediate danger had passed.

The renewed violence comes after diplomatic efforts showed little public progress. Iranian officials have maintained that discussions continue through intermediaries, but Trump said Tuesday the U.S. has "no interest in meeting" with Tehran.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio also defended the administration's hard-line approach, arguing that allowing Iran to control access to the Strait of Hormuz would establish a dangerous international precedent.

"If we create a precedent in the Middle East where a nation-state can decide that they are going to control an international waterway, charge a toll, and if you don't pay them, blow up your ships, we have created a very dangerous precedent," Rubio said during a regional summit in the Philippines.

The continuing conflict has rattled global energy markets.

Brent crude climbed to around $94 a barrel Wednesday as investors weighed the possibility of prolonged disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and new threats from Iran-backed Houthi rebels targeting vessels in the Red Sea.

Trump has consistently argued that protecting freedom of navigation through the strait is critical to global commerce and U.S. national security, while warning Iran that further attacks on international shipping will draw swift and forceful American retaliation.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.