On Saturday, #Trump had warned that #Iran #power plants would be destroyed if Tehran failed to "fully open" the #StraitOfHormuz to all shipping within 48 hrs. Trump set a deadline of around 7:44 PM EDT (2344 GMT) Monday.
The IRGC on Monday threatened retaliation, saying they would attack #Israel's power plants & those supplying #US bases across the Gulf region if Trump followed through with his threat.
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>2,000 people have been #killed in the #war the #US & #Israel launched on Feb 28, which has upended #markets, driven up #fuel costs, accelerated global #inflation fears & convulsed the Western defense #alliance.
However, the threat of strikes on Gulf #electricity grids raised fears of mass disruption to #desalination for #DrinkingWater, & further rattled #oil #markets.
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