- Donald Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Iran, threatening to destroy its power plants if the Strait of Hormuz is not fully reopened.
- The Strait of Hormuz is a vital waterway, through which a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas transits.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guards declared the Strait would be “completely closed” if the U.S. president's threat to hit power plants is acted upon.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated the key shipping route remains open to all except those who violate Iranian territory.
- The speaker of the Iranian parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, warned that regional energy infrastructure would be “irreversibly destroyed” if Iran's own infrastructure were attacked.
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