US President Donald Trump has warned that the US will “destroy” Iran’s power plants if it does not fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, prompting Tehran to say it would respond to any such strike with attacks on US and Israeli energy companies.
President Donald Trump warned that the United States would “wipe out” Iran’s power plants if it did not fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, prompting Tehran to say it would respond to any such strike with attacks on US and Israeli energy and infrastructure assets.
Meanwhile, Iranian missiles hit two towns in southern Israel late Saturday, destroying buildings and wounding dozens in twin attacks not far from Israel’s main nuclear research center.
developments indicated War It was moving in a dangerous new direction as it began its fourth week.
Trump – who faces mounting pressure at home to secure the strait as oil prices rise – issued the ultimatum in a social media post while spending the weekend at his home in Florida.
The death toll from the war rose to more than 1,500 people in Iran, more than 1,000 people in Lebanon, 15 in Israel, and 13 American military personnel, as well as a number of civilians on land and at sea in the Gulf region. Millions of people have been displaced in Lebanon and Iran.
Here is the latest:
On Sunday morning, air defenses detected the launching of three ballistic missiles towards the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and intercepted one of them, while the other two fell in an uninhabited area, according to the Ministry of Defense.
The ministry also said it shot down six drones heading toward the kingdom’s eastern region, one of the least populated areas near Iran and home to major oil facilities.
No injuries or damage were reported immediately.
A projectile landed near a huge bulk carrier off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, causing an explosion, the British Army’s Maritime Trade Operations Center said early Sunday.
The attack occurred about 15 nautical miles north of Sharjah in the UAE.
The UKMTO said the ship’s crew was safe.