ARAD, Israel (AP) — The United States and Iran are threatening to target critical infrastructure as the war in the Middle East puts lives and livelihoods at risk. Iran on Sunday warned it would close the Strait of Hormuz immediately if the U.S. attacks Iranian power plants. President Donald Trump late Saturday set a 48-hour deadline to reopen the strait. Iran’s parliament speaker warned that Tehran would target regional energy and desalination sites in retaliation. The war, now in its fourth month, has taken a dangerous turn after Iranian missiles hit near a nuclear research area in southern Israel and Iran said its main nuclear enrichment site was struck Saturday.
Trump’s changing course on Strait of Hormuz strategy raises questions about US war preparation
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is cycling through what seems to be an increasingly desperate list of options as he searches for a solution to the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. After trying diplomacy, he’s now threatening Iran’s civilian power grid. On Saturday, he said he was giving Iran 48 hours to open the vital waterway or face strikes on major power plants. Critics in Congress say he has no clear plan and is panicking. Legal experts say attacks on power plants could qualify as war crimes. Trump aides defend the threat as leverage to force Iran to back down.
