Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Iran's power plants if Strait of Hormuz isn't opened in 48 hours [View all]

Source: NBC

President Donald Trump threatened Iran in a Truth Social post Saturday evening, warning that the U.S. would target the nation’s power plants if the Strait of Hormuz remained closed.

“If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!” Trump wrote in the post.

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Trump wrote another Truth Social post Saturday that the U.S. military has "blown Iran off of the map" and is "weeks ahead of schedule."

"Their leadership is gone, their navy and air force are dead, they have absolutely no defense, and they want to make a deal," Trump wrote. "I don’t!"


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