Trump sets 48-hour deadline for Iran to open Strait of Hormuz
US president threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s power plants if waterway is not opened for shipping
Trump sets 48-hour deadline for Iran to open Strait of Hormuz
US president threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s power plants if waterway is not opened for shipping Grouped from 8 articles across 4 sources.
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Trump issues 48-hour Hormuz Strait ultimatum, threatens Iran’s power plants
Iran responds to Trump's threat by saying all US energy infrastructure in the region will be targeted if it is attacked.
Iran war live: Trump threatens to attack power plants over Strait of Hormuz
Donald Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Iran's power plants if it fails to open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.
Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iran power plants unless Hormuz Strait open
Donald Trump has threatened to 'obliterate' Iran’s power plants if Tehran fails to open the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump says U.S. will destroy Iran’s power plants if Strait of Hormuz is not reopened
Iranian strikes injure dozens in Israeli communities near nuclear research centre
Iran says it will allow Japanese ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz
Japan sources 90 percent of its crude from Middle East and is heavily dependent on exports transiting the key waterway.
Donald Trump ‘very surprised’ Australia declined to send troops to strait of Hormuz amid fuel crisis
US president claims he ‘always says yes’ to Australia, Japan and South Korea, after saying he didn’t need help from trio of countries earlier this week Middle East crisis – live updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Donald Trump says he is “very surprised” Australia has not sent warships to aid in opening the strait of Hormuz as the blockade of the key strategic route for global oil supply continues to affect fuel prices. “I was very surprised,” the US president said in Washington on Friday when asked what he took issue with regarding Japan, South Korea and Australia. Continue reading...
Iran does not need to close the Strait of Hormuz to disrupt it
The real risk lies not in closure, but in disruption in the strait’s approaches.
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