Iran ⁠will completely ⁠shut the strategic Strait ​of Hormuz if U.S. ‌President Trump executes threats ‌to target ⁠Iranian ⁠energy facilities, the country's Revolutionary Guards said ​in a statement on Sunday.

Iran warned Monday it will strike electrical plants across the Middle East if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to bomb power stations in the Islamic Republic, and threatened to mine the “entire Persian Gulf.

Trump said the US would attack Iran's power plants if it didn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz in 48 hours. Iran responded on Sunday with is own threats.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran threatened to escalate their ⁠war by ⁠attacking energy facilities in the Gulf, a potential widening of hostilities which ⁠could deepen a regional crisis and add to concerns in global markets.

All eyes are on the Strait of Hormuz, as President Donald Trump’s 48-hour deadline ticks closer and Iran threatens to permanently close the vital trade passage. Asian stocks fell Monday as oil prices continued to rise,

President Trump is warning he may order strikes on Iran’s power infrastructure within 48 hours as tensions escalate in the region. The threat follows two Iranian missile attacks that broke through Israeli air‑defense systems and wounded more than 90 people.

President Donald Trump has warned that the U.S. will “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, prompting Tehran to say it would respond to any such strike with attacks on U.

President Donald Trump warned the U.S. will “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, prompting Tehran to say it would respond to any such strike with attacks on U.