Iran has vowed to “completely” block the Strait of Hormuz – one of four ways it could irritate the US if Donald Trump follows through on his threat to bomb the regime’s power plants.
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with deadline Ending just after midnight UK time on Tuesday, Iranian armed forces detailed “punitive measures” that would be “immediately implemented”.
First, Iran’s military warned that the strait would be completely closed – and would not be reopened until everything was destroyed. Power plants Have been recreated.
It also said that all Israeli energy and communications infrastructure would be targeted.
Warnings continue that “similar” companies in the region with American shareholders will also be completely destroyed.
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Finally, power plants throughout the Middle East that host US bases – i.e. Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Syria and turkey – Will become “legitimate targets”.
“Everything is ready for a major jihad aimed at completely destroying American economic interests in West Asia,” said Lieutenant Colonel Ibrahim Zolfkari, spokesman for the Khatam al-Anbiya central headquarters.
“We did not start this war and will not start it now, but if the enemy damages our power plants, we will do whatever is necessary to protect our country and national interests.
“The uninterrupted process of destroying the outlined targets will begin, and there will be no stopping us from continuing our operations against U.S. and allied energy, oil, and industrial infrastructure in the region.”
Zolfkari further stated that while the strait is restricted only to “hostile” states, it remains under the control of Iran.
“The harmless passage continues under specific rules that ensure our safety and interests,” he stressed.
under international LawLegal scholars say that, power plants that benefit civilians can be struck down only if the military benefits outweigh the suffering they cause.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammed Bagher Qalibaf, responding on Twitter, said that if the country’s power plants and infrastructure were targeted, critical infrastructure across the region – including energy and desalination sites vital to drinking water in Gulf countries – would be “irreversibly destroyed”.
He later said that “the entities that finance the US military budget are legitimate targets”.
According to state-run IRNA, attacks on power plants would be “naturally indiscriminate and clearly disproportionate”, Iran’s UN ambassador also wrote to the Security Council. news agency.
Trump gave the regime an ultimatum following the devastating tit-for-tat attacks between Israel and Iran.
Both the US and Israel attacked Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility early Saturday, according to the Atomic Energy Organization.
Several hours later, Iranian missiles targeted two towns in southern Israel near the country’s secret nuclear arsenal.
Mediation efforts to stop the raging war – now in their fourth week – continue behind the scenes.
EU foreign policy chief Kaza Kallas is understood to have spoken by phone with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi this morning.
He also held separate talks with his Turkish counterparts, Queue And south korea “On the war in the Middle East, attacks on energy infrastructure and the urgent need to reopen the Strait of Hormuz,” one official said.
“These engagements were part of the EU’s ongoing efforts to explore diplomatic ways forward,” the official said. He added, “Fresh threats of attacks on critical civilian infrastructure threaten to impact millions of lives across the Middle East and beyond.”
