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Trump warns Iran to reopen strait of Hormuz by Tuesday or face ‘hell’
The Guardian World News3 hours ago
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HIGHThreat Assessment
This is a direct escalation in the US-Iran/Hormuz crisis: Trump issues a new deadline and threatens strikes on Iran’s power plants and bridges if the strait is not reopened. The Iranian parliamentary response warns of regional conflagration, indicating heightened risk but still at the level of threats rather than confirmed kinetic action.
Summary
President shifts deadline again for attacking power plants and bridges in expletive-ridden social media postMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump issued an expletive-laden warning on Sunday that Tehran had until Tuesday night to reopen the strait of Hormuz or the US would obliterate Iran’s power plants and bridges.Iran’s parliament speaker responded with a warning that the US president’s “reckless moves” would mean “our whole region is going to burn”. Continue reading...
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"Explicit US threat of military action against Iranian infrastructure""Deadline-based ultimatum over the Strait of Hormuz""Iranian counter-warning about regional escalation""Fits an already active high-tension maritime/energy corridor crisis"
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