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Iran Threatens to Retaliate Against Gulf Energy and Water After Trump Ultimatum
Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran threatening retaliatory strikes on U.S. energy and infrastructure, escalating regional tensions.
- On Saturday, Trump posted a 48-hour ultimatum, and Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya military command warned it would target U.S. energy, IT and desalination infrastructure in response.
- The war that began on February 28 has killed more than 2,000 people, while Iranian attacks have closed the Strait of Hormuz, triggering the worst oil crisis since the 1970s.
- Iran warned on Sunday it would target U.S. infrastructure as U.S. Marines and heavy landing craft head to the region, while Ali Mousavi said maritime passage remains possible with coordination.
- Markets reacted, with oil prices jumping on Friday to their highest in nearly four years after Iraq declared force majeure, and IG analyst Tony Sycamore warned of a 48-hour 'ticking time bomb of elevated uncertainty' over stocks on Monday.
- About 42 percent of global desalination capacity sits in the Middle East, and Philippe Bourdeaux said operators have strengthened security amid threats, while Esther Crauser-Delbourg warned, 'Over there, without desalinated water there, there is nothing'.
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Iran threatens to hit Gulf neighbours’ energy systems if Trump follows through on vow to bomb Islamic Republic’s grid
Iran has warned it will strike the energy and water systems of its Gulf neighbours in retaliation if US President Donald Trump follows through with a threat to hit Iran’s electricity grid in 48 hours.
Iran threatens to retaliate against Gulf energy and water after Trump ultimatum | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON >> Iran said on Sunday it would strike the energy and water systems of its Gulf neighbors in retaliation if President Donald Trump follows through with a threat delivered a day earlier to hit Iran’s electricity grid in 48 hours, escalating the three-week-old war.
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