An explosion following what the U.S. Central Command says is a strike on an Iranian one-way assault drone at an unknown location, on this screengrab taken from a handout video launched on March 22, 2026. Photograph: CENTCOM through X/Handout through REUTERS
As US President Donald Trump’s deadline on opening the Strait of Hormuz approaches, Iran on Monday (March 23, 2026) threatened to assault West Asia electrical crops powering American army bases.
The assertion from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard marks the newest try by Tehran to attempt to clarify its assaults on the Gulf Arab international locations.
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Iranian state tv learn out the assertion on air Monday morning.
“What we’ve carried out is to announce our determination that if the ability crops are attacked, Iran will retaliate by focusing on the ability crops of the occupying regime and the ability crops of regional international locations that offer electrical energy to US bases, in addition to the financial, industrial and vitality infrastructures by which Individuals have shares,” the assertion mentioned, referring to Israel as an “occupying regime.” It added: “Don’t doubt that we’ll do that.”
Mr. Trump warned early on Sunday (March 22, 2026) morning that the U.S. will goal Iranian energy crops in 48 hours if the strait stays successfully closed by Iranian fireplace on transport.
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