A cargo ship in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026.
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Iran’s military renewed threats on Sunday (March 22, 2026) against the region’s infrastructure after the U.S. President vowed to “obliterate” power plants in the Islamic Republic if the Strait of Hormuz is not swiftly reopened.
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“Following previous warnings, if Iran’s fuel and energy infrastructure is violated by the enemy, all energy, information technology and desalination infrastructure belonging to the U.S. and the regime in the region will be targeted,” the Iranian military’s operational command Khatam Al-Anbiya said in a statement carried by Fars news agency.
The statement comes after Donald Trump gave Iran a 48-hour deadline to open the vital route in the Gulf to shipping traffic after it was effectively closed in response to the West Asia war.
Published – March 22, 2026 07:27 am IST
