Iran, Trump and Strait of Hormuz
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Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard warned that it would 'deprive the US and its allies of the region's oil and gas for years' if President Donald Trump carries out his threat to attack power plants and bridges if the Strait of Hormuz doesn't open.
Trump's vow to attack Iran if the Strait of Hormuz is not opened by Tuesday has prompted Tehran to call him "delusional".
Follow real-time developments as the US-Israel war with Iran deepens into a prolonged and widening regional conflict marked by missile strikes, drone attacks, naval threats and growing geopolitical fallout.
Israeli air strikes have hit several areas in southern Lebanon, including near Tyre. Explosions were also reported in Tehran and Isfahan.
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes attack targeting military and government sites, officials said. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed in Tehran on the first ...
The Iran war has now entered a new phase as strikes have intensified across the Middle East and oil and gas fields have come under attack. Qatar's state-owned oil giant, QatarEnergy, on Wednesday said that its energy infrastructure was attacked by Iranian missiles,
President Donald Trump issued a profanity‑laced threat demanding Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face strikes on infrastructure.
Donald Trump's ultimatum to Iran expires today, 7 April, at 8 pm ET, and the US President has threatened ‘complete demolition’ of Iran's infrastructure if Tehran doesn't accept his demand to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.