Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s energy sources
(AP/Gray News) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure, including desalination plants, if a deal to end the war with Tehran is not reached “shortly.”
Trump said in the post that the United States may blow up and completely obliterate Iran’s electric plants and oil wells if a deal to end the war is not reached and the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened.
The war has already threatened global supplies of oil and natural gas, sparked fertilizer shortages and disrupted air travel. Iran’s grip on the strategic Strait of Hormuz has shaken markets and prices.
Trump’s latest threat also mentions Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub, which he suggested U.S. troops could seize in an interview with the Financial Times published early Monday. Iran has threatened to mine the Persian Gulf if its territory is invaded.
The United States and Israel kept up their attacks Monday while Iran struck a key water and electrical plant in Kuwait, part of its ongoing campaign targeting the Gulf Arab states, and an oil refinery in Israel came under fire.
Israel has invaded southern Lebanon to expel the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, which has been firing rockets and drones across the border, in what Israeli leaders suggest could be another extended occupation of that country. The invasion, along with aerial bombardment of wide swathes of the country, have displaced more than a million Lebanese people.
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