Welcome to our live coverage of the US and Israel’s war with Iran.
Iran’s military has threatened to completely shut down the strategic Strait of Hormuz if US President Donald Trump acts on threats to target the country’s power plants.
Mr Trump has given Iran 48 hours to reopen the strait which has been effectively closed since the start of the war sparked on February 28 by US-Israeli bombardment of Iran.
“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!” he wrote on Truth Social.
The war has since spread across the Middle East, with Iran responding with drone and missile attacks on Israel and US interests in the region.
“If the United States’ threats regarding Iran’s power plants are carried out … the Strait of Hormuz will be completely closed, and it will not be reopened until our destroyed power plants are rebuilt,” the military’s operational command Khatam Al-Anbiya said in a statement carried by state TV.
An Iranian official said the vital waterway currently remains open to all shipping except vessels linked to “Iran’s enemies”.
The military said it would also strike Israel’s “power plants, energy, and information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure”, along with power plants in regional countries hosting US bases and companies with US shareholders.
It added that the measures will be taken “to defend our country and the interests of our nation”.
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