Top updates: Trump gives Iran 48 hours to reopen Strait of Hormuz, vows to ‘obliterate’ power plants
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United States President Donald Trump on Sunday issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, amid tensions in West Asia, warning that the US will “hit and obliterate” Tehran’s power plants if it fails to comply.
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Trump’s escalatory comments came barely a day after he talked about “winding down” the conflict in the region.
Since the conflict broke out in the region on February 28, Iran has effectively blocked the Strait of Hormuz for most international commercial vessels. About 20% of the global petroleum supply passes through the maritime chokepoint.
Here are more top updates from the conflict in West Asia:
- In response, Iran on Sunday warned it would attack key US infrastructure in West Asia if Trump follows through on his threat to strike its power plants, AFP reported. Iran’s military command said that any US attack would trigger retaliation against “all energy, information technology and desalination infrastructure belonging to the US”.
- The warning came a day after Iran launched missile strikes on southern Israel, hitting areas near the nuclear site at Dimona and wounding more than 100 persons in Dimona and Arad, Al Jazeera reported.
- Iranian state television described the strikes as a “response” to an earlier US-Israel attack on the Natanz uranium enrichment facility on Saturday.
- After the attack on Natanz, the United Nations nuclear watchdog chief,...