US Threatens to Attack Iran's Power Plants if Strait of Hormuz Not Opened

Jakarta (ANTARA) - United States President Donald Trump has threatened to attack and destroy Iran’s power plants if they do not open the Strait of Hormuz. “If Iran does not fully open the Strait of Hormuz, and without threat, within 48 hours from now, the United States will attack and destroy various of their power plants, starting with the largest first,” Trump stated, as quoted from the White House’s social media and broadcast on X, on Sunday (22/3). On 28 February, Israel and the US launched a joint attack on Tehran and several other Iranian cities, killing Iran’s then-supreme leader Ali Khamenei, along with several senior military commanders and thousands of civilians. Iran retaliated by launching waves of missile and drone attacks targeting Israel as well as US military bases and assets in the Middle East. Iran also restricted passage through the Strait of Hormuz to ensure security in that waterway amid the US and Israeli attacks on Iran.