US President Donald Trump demanded on Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz be reopened within 48 hours
Iran warned it would target energy and water infrastructure across the Middle East following US President Donald Trump’s Saturday threat to strike Iran’s power plants unless the Strait of Hormuz is fully reopened within 48 hours.
Iran has kept the vital shipping route closed to most vessels since February 28, when the US and Israel launched the first wave of strikes against the country.
Although the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps struck several tankers attempting to cross the strait, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday blamed insurers for the disruption to navigation.
The war entered its fourth week on Monday, with neither side showing signs of de-escalation and global energy prices continuing to surge. Trump ruled out a ceasefire over the weekend, arguing that the US was close to significantly reducing Iran’s missile and nuclear capabilities. Tehran, however, remained defiant, vowing to continue the fight.
Israel said on Sunday that it would expand ground operations against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, where the IDF had destroyed several bridges across the strategic Litani River.
At least 1,444 people have been killed and 18,551 injured in US-Israeli attacks on Iran since February 28, Iran’s Health Ministry said.
Iran’s retaliatory strikes killed 15 people in Israel and seven US service members at bases in the region. A further six US service members were killed in a crash involving a refueling aircraft.
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