United States President Donald Trump threatened to “obliterate” Iranian power plants in case Tehran did not open the Strait of Hormuz “within 48 hours from this exact point in time.” Trump demanded that the strait be “fully open, without threat,” or Washington would start by destroying Iran’s “biggest” power plant “first.” His threat appeared to directly contradict his previous post on Truth Social in which he said the US “has blown Iran off of the map.” Tehran previously said it would retaliate if its energy infrastructure came under attack.
NN: This is an example of a bombastic blowoff. Blasting the grid only hurts the little people. The military and ruling elite all have generators. Trump needs to concentrate is the Straights and Kharg island. This at some point starts to restore oil and distillates to the market and cuts Iran’s cashflow. Time scale 6 to 12 months. Between now and them a lot of damage to oil infrastructure. And $150 to $200 oil.
Iran to hit US energy sites, plants if its own attacked
The Iranian army spokesperson warned that Iran would retaliate against all US and Israeli energy infrastructure across the Middle East, including information technology systems and desalination plants, shortly after US President Donald Trump’s threat to “obliterate” Iranian power plants. Trump gave Tehran an ultimatum to lift the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, or the US would target Iran’s largest power plant first. The latest turn of events seems to point to a sharp escalation of the conflict in the Middle East. It comes shortly after Iran launched missile attacks on Israel’s infrastructure, including a strike in the vicinity of the Dimona nuclear research center.