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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
WASHINGTON, March 22 (Xinhua) — US President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to "strike and destroy" Iran's power plants if the country does not fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.
“If Iran does not fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours from now, the United States of America will strike and destroy various power plants, starting with the largest one!” he wrote on the social network Truth Social.
The Strait of Hormuz, whose northern shore belongs to Iran, is a vital global energy corridor through which approximately one-fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas supplies pass. It has become a key point in the current war.
In response, Khatam al-Anbiya (the central headquarters of the Iranian Armed Forces) stated on Sunday that in the event of such an attack, it would strike "energy, information technology, and desalination infrastructure" in the region belonging to the United States and Israel, the Fars news agency reported.
As a reminder, the day before issuing the current ultimatum to Iran, Donald Trump stated that Washington was considering ending military operations in the region. "We are very close to achieving our goals and are considering scaling back large-scale military efforts in the Middle East," he wrote on social media on Friday. At the same time, Donald Trump rejected a ceasefire agreement with Tehran.
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