Iran says will hit region’s energy sites if US, Israel target power plants
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Following threats from former U.S. President Donald Trump to attack Iranian power plants if the Strait of Hormuz is not opened, Iran has warned of retaliatory strikes. Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stated that if Iranian power plants are targeted, vital infrastructure and energy facilities across the Middle East region would become legitimate targets and be "irreversibly destroyed." The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) further threatened to completely shut the Strait of Hormuz and target companies with U.S. shares, as well as energy facilities in countries hosting U.S. bases, if Iran's energy facilities are attacked. Iran claims the Strait of Hormuz is currently open, except to the U.S. and its allies, despite having effectively blockaded it since February 28.
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AI-ExtractedThe US will obliterate Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.
Iran threatens to hit energy sites in the Middle East if the US attacks its power plants.
Companies with US shares will be completely destroyed if Iranian energy facilities are targeted by Washington.
Critical infrastructure and energy facilities in the region could be irreversibly destroyed if Iranian power plants are targeted.
Iran has effectively blockaded the Strait of Hormuz since the US and Israel attacked the country on February 28.
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