Trump threatens Iran energy sites over Hormuz, Tehran warns of strikes in Gulf
India Today
Iran has warned it is ready to respond. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf warned that if Iran's infrastructure is targeted, then key facilities across the region could be "irreversibly destroyed."
The Middle East conflict has entered a more volatile phase as US President Donald Trump issued a direct threat to strike Iran’s power plants if Tehran does not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards responded by warning that any such move would trigger retaliation against the US and its allies' infrastructure across the Gulf. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards also said that if Trump follows through on his threat, energy sites in countries hosting US bases would become "lawful" targets, and warned that the Strait of Hormuz could be completely closed.
The US President's had warned: "If Iran doesn't FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!"
Iran has warned it is ready to respond. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf warned that if Iran’s infrastructure is targeted, then key facilities across the region could be "irreversibly destroyed." Iranian military officials also said they could target US-linked energy, technology and water infrastructure in the Gulf. However, Ali Mousavi, the Iranian representative to the International Maritime Organisation, said that ships not linked to "Iran's enemies" could pass the strait by coordinating with Tehran.
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most important shipping routes, carrying a large share of global oil and gas supplies. Iran shut the vital energy supply route on February 28. Disruptions in this narrow waterway have already choked tanker movement, pushed up fuel prices and shaken global markets.
The situation on the ground remains volatile. Air raid sirens sounded across parts of Israel after the fresh missile's launch. Strikes surged on March 21, with US-Israeli attacks heavily concentrated around Tehran and spread across central and southern Iran, including areas near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded with strikes on Israel and parts of the Gulf. Iran responded with strikes on Israel and parts of the Gulf.
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