{"id":15191,"date":"2026-03-22T22:50:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/03\/22\/iran-vows-zero-restraint-if-trump-destroys-power-plants-as-regime-threatens-us-with-four-forms-of-retaliation\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T22:50:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:50:41","slug":"iran-vows-zero-restraint-if-trump-destroys-power-plants-as-regime-threatens-us-with-four-forms-of-retaliation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/03\/22\/iran-vows-zero-restraint-if-trump-destroys-power-plants-as-regime-threatens-us-with-four-forms-of-retaliation\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran vows &#8216;zero restraint&#8217; if Trump &#8216;destroys&#8217; power plants as regime threatens US with four forms of retaliation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>Iran has vowed to &#8220;completely&#8221; block the Strait of Hormuz &#8211; one of four ways it could irritate the US if Donald Trump follows through on his threat to bomb the regime&#8217;s power plants. <\/p>\n<p>US President issues 48-hour ultimatum for Islamic Republic to fully reopen <span id=\"921690fa-84b6-4f82-ada5-5e6117fb0e27\" class=\"suggested-link\">Oil<\/span> to have a way or a mouth <span id=\"5acbd88d-cc51-44bc-bad9-b12521438fbc\" class=\"suggested-link\">energy<\/span> The infrastructure was destroyed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--thesun wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module \">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsign up for <span class=\"newsletter-name theme-main\">Sun<\/span> Newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38598981\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Citizens look at the remains of a residential and commercial building in the Shahrak-e-Gharb area of \u200b\u200bTehran on March 21, 2026<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38599037\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>An oil tanker burns after being hit by an Iranian attack in the ship-to-ship transfer area at Khor al-Zubair port near Basra, Iraq, March 11, 2026.<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Credit: AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38598984\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>March 22, 2026 Israeli military announces a new wave of attacks on Tehran, smoke rising after explosions<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>with <span id=\"5185a75a-8d92-4031-9996-60345936709e\" class=\"suggested-link\">deadline<\/span> Ending just after midnight UK time on Tuesday, Iranian armed forces detailed &#8220;punitive measures&#8221; that would be &#8220;immediately implemented&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>First, Iran&#8217;s military warned that the strait would be completely closed &#8211; and would not be reopened until everything was destroyed. <span id=\"5da51b5b-1a6a-415c-83ad-d82997bf9636\" class=\"suggested-link\">Power<\/span> <span id=\"9f976be9-9987-4a5c-bff9-cd9078d74405\" class=\"suggested-link\">plants<\/span> Have been recreated.<\/p>\n<p>It also said that all Israeli energy and communications infrastructure would be targeted.<\/p>\n<p>Warnings continue that &#8220;similar&#8221; companies in the region with American shareholders will also be completely destroyed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-wrapper article-readmore__content-wrapper--multi\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">cash crunch<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">PM to chair cost-of-living crisis talks as Iran war threatens UK economy<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/newspress-collage-rd5ula7f1-1774142884734.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;1774142940&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">detonate the bombs<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Horrific moment Iran missiles hit Israel&#8217;s nuclear city and injure 180 civilians<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Finally, power plants throughout the Middle East that host US bases \u2013 i.e. Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Syria and <span id=\"b61e8824-80ec-4e8b-8b64-d0c6648bc2c1\" class=\"suggested-link\">turkey<\/span> &#8211; Will become &#8220;legitimate targets&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everything is ready for a major jihad aimed at completely destroying American economic interests in West Asia,&#8221; said Lieutenant Colonel Ibrahim Zolfkari, spokesman for the Khatam al-Anbiya central headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe 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. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Zolfkari further stated that while the strait is restricted only to &#8220;hostile&#8221; states, it remains under the control of Iran.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The harmless passage continues under specific rules that ensure our safety and interests,&#8221; he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- End of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<p>under international <span id=\"3d84d61b-5599-4272-9fdc-d45e0d6bd09e\" class=\"suggested-link\">Law<\/span>Legal scholars say that, power plants that benefit civilians can be struck down only if the military benefits outweigh the suffering they cause.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian <span id=\"00fe04db-500a-427e-a28f-856ee5d24a57\" class=\"suggested-link\">Parliament<\/span> Speaker Mohammed Bagher Qalibaf, responding on Twitter, said that if the country&#8217;s power plants and infrastructure were targeted, critical infrastructure across the region \u2013 including energy and desalination sites vital to drinking water in Gulf countries \u2013 would be &#8220;irreversibly destroyed&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He later said that &#8220;the entities that finance the US military budget are legitimate targets&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>According to state-run IRNA, attacks on power plants would be &#8220;naturally indiscriminate and clearly disproportionate&#8221;, Iran&#8217;s UN ambassador also wrote to the Security Council. <span id=\"c54a3be0-5683-41f0-bec4-5363a8e70f98\" class=\"suggested-link\">news<\/span> agency.<\/p>\n<p>Trump gave the regime an ultimatum following the devastating tit-for-tat attacks between Israel and Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Both the US and Israel attacked Iran&#8217;s Natanz nuclear facility early Saturday, according to the Atomic Energy Organization.<\/p>\n<p>Several hours later, Iranian missiles targeted two towns in southern Israel near the country&#8217;s secret nuclear arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>Mediation efforts to stop the raging war \u2013 now in their fourth week \u2013 continue behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p>EU foreign policy chief Kaza Kallas is understood to have spoken by phone with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi this morning.<\/p>\n<p>He also held separate talks with his Turkish counterparts, <span id=\"a3e2477b-0115-4f07-bd27-0cb2bd92dd2e\" class=\"suggested-link\">Queue<\/span> And <span id=\"21a3f859-b64f-4cc3-86be-9100b46adfa1\" class=\"suggested-link\">south korea<\/span> &#8220;On the war in the Middle East, attacks on energy infrastructure and the urgent need to reopen the Strait of Hormuz,&#8221; one official said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These engagements were part of the EU&#8217;s ongoing efforts to explore diplomatic ways forward,&#8221; the official said. He added, &#8220;Fresh threats of attacks on critical civilian infrastructure threaten to impact millions of lives across the Middle East and beyond.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38599133\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>A man holds a poster depicting Iran&#8217;s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, during an anti-US and Israel rally in Tehran.<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Credit: Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38599142\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Trump at the White House in Washington<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Credit: Splash<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran has vowed to &#8220;completely&#8221; block the Strait of Hormuz &#8211; one of four ways it could irritate the US if Donald Trump follows through on his threat to bomb the regime&#8217;s power plants. 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