Trump Issues 48-Hour Power Plant Threat as Oil Prices Soar 15%

Trump issued a 48-hour deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to obliterate power plants and infrastructure.

He wrote on Truth Social using expletives and religious language.

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Trump said he is not ruling out ground troops in Iran if Tehran does not make a deal.

Israel and the U.S. escalated strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure.

Israel attacked the South Pars natural gas facility, the world's largest gas field.

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The targeting of dual-use infrastructure drew sharp criticism and put negotiations in question.

Oil markets reacted with brutal swings to the escalating confrontation.

“The crisis between the United States and Iran in recent weeks has followed a volatile course marked by sharp verbal escalation, punctuated by repeated deadlines and successive warnings from U”

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Brent crude rose as much as 15%, reaching $115.16 a barrel.

Approximately 95% of normal shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is blocked.

Iran suffered widespread power outages during a heat wave that killed at least 78 people.

Energy facilities providing 45% of the country's electricity were knocked offline.

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The electricity ministry warned of pet food factory closures and food spoilage.