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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Brendan Rascius

Trump gives Iran 48 hour ultimatum to reopen Strait of Hormuz or face ‘obliteration’ of power infrastructure

President Donald Trump issued a high-stakes, two-day ultimatum to Iran: enable vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz or endure punishing strikes on its power grid.

Unless Tehran “fully” opens the strait within 48 hours, the U.S. military will “obliterate” Iran’s power plants, starting with their largest, the president wrote on Truth Social on Saturday evening from Mar-a-Lago.

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