US EditionGulf Crisis: Escalating Tensions as U.S. and Iran Threaten Energy Strike
Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran threatening retaliatory strikes on U.S. energy and infrastructure, escalating regional tensions.
- On Saturday, Trump posted a 48-hour ultimatum, and Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya military command warned it would target U.S. energy, IT and desalination infrastructure in response.
- The war that began on February 28 has killed more than 2,000 people, while Iranian attacks have closed the Strait of Hormuz, triggering the worst oil crisis since the 1970s.
- Iran warned on Sunday it would target U.S. infrastructure as U.S. Marines and heavy landing craft head to the region, while Ali Mousavi said maritime passage remains possible with coordination.
- Markets reacted, with oil prices jumping on Friday to their highest in nearly four years after Iraq declared force majeure, and IG analyst Tony Sycamore warned of a 48-hour 'ticking time bomb of elevated uncertainty' over stocks on Monday.
- About 42 percent of global desalination capacity sits in the Middle East, and Philippe Bourdeaux said operators have strengthened security amid threats, while Esther Crauser-Delbourg warned, 'Over there, without desalinated water there, there is nothing'.
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Gulf Crisis: Escalating Tensions as U.S. and Iran Threaten Energy Strike
Gulf Crisis: Escalating Tensions as U.S. and Iran Threaten Energy Strike In a rapidly escalating crisis, U.S. President Donald Trump's threats against Iran, coupled with Iran's retaliatory stance, have placed a spotlight on the fragile security of energy and desalination facilities in the Gulf. This situation risks worsening an already tense regional conflict.Air raid sirens echoed across Israel following missile attacks on towns like Arad and D…
Donald Trump has launched an ultimatum to Iran to free the passage through the Strait of Ormuz. If nothing happens in 48 hours, the US president threatens to target power plants. This would be a dangerous escalation, because if the US attacks Damavand's, Iran would lose 5% of its electricity production. Tens of thousands of civilians would be directly concerned. The Iranian army reacted by declaring to target the energy infrastructure of the Gul…
Water emerges as a dangerous new war target
Attacks on water systems are uncommon in wartime, but Iran has threatened to target desalination plants after it said its own water and energy infrastructure had sustained damage in the ongoing war with Israel and the US. What has Iran said? Iran's military renewed its threats on Sunday against the region's infrastructure after US President Donald Trump vowed to "obliterate" power plants in the Islamic republic if the Strait of Hormuz was not sw…
The Straits Times
Business TimesTrump and Iran step up threats over energy targets as war escalates
TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON, March 22 - U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran threatened to escalate their war by attacking energy facilities in the Gulf, a potential widening of hostilities that could deepen a regional crisis and add to concerns in global markets. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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