Tehran has warned it will attack electrical plants in the Middle East if U.S. President Donald Trump acts on his threats to strike Iran’s power stations, potentially jeopardizing interlinked electrical and water supplies across the region.
Trump said on Saturday U.S. forces would “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for global oil and gas exports, is not fully reopened within two days. The president’s deadline will expire shortly before 8 p.m. ET on Monday.
Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency then published a list of nearly a dozen Gulf and Jordanian sites playing a “vital role in meeting the basic needs of the region’s population and industries,” including a nuclear power facility in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
What To Know on Day 24:
- Israel’s military said it could spend “several more weeks” battling Iran and Lebanon-based, Tehran-backed militant group, Hezbollah.
- Israel carries out fresh attacks on Tehran, with explosions reported in several parts of the Iranian capital.
- Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. forces in the Middle East, said in an interview aired Monday American attacks were largely ahead of schedule.”
- Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE reported Iranian drone and missile attacks and sirens rang out in Israel overnight.
- Stock markets in Asia open low while oil and gas prices zigzag as Trump’s declared deadline nears.
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