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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Trump tells Iran it has 48 hours to open Hormuz or US will ‘obliterate’ its power plants

President Donald Trump, accompanied by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaks with reporters while departing the White House
The US president, Donald Trump, accompanied by his secretary of state, Marco Rubio, speaks with reporters. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP

Donald Trump has given Iran 48 hours to reopen the strait of Hormuz to shipping or face the destruction of its energy infrastructure, as Tehran launched its most destructive attack yet on Israel.

The ultimatum, made just a day after the US president said he was considering “winding down” military operations after three weeks of war, came as the key oil passage remained effectively closed and thousands more US Marines headed to the Middle East.

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