Trump Threatens to Destroy Iran's Power Grid as War Nears One-Month Mark

Trump escalated his threats, vowing to destroy Iran's power grid and all road and rail bridges by Tuesday night.

Iran warned of a more severe and expansive retaliation if Trump followed through.

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The Strait of Hormuz remained closed, threatening about 20% of global oil shipments.

Trump set an 8 p.m. ET Tuesday deadline for Iran to reopen the strait and accept his conditions, which Iran rejected.

Despite the escalation, Trump expressed cautious optimism about a diplomatic outcome.

Iranian oil facilities and energy infrastructure came under increasing attack as the tit-for-tat strikes escalated.

Kuwait suffered the heaviest blow, with two power and one desalination plant knocked out.

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Trump's threat to target civilian infrastructure was met with defiance from Iran's Revolutionary Guards.

Human chains were organized in Iran to protect power plants.

The expanding scope of the conflict heightened fears of a wider regional conflagration.

US special operations forces rescued the second member of the F-15E crew that had been shot down over Iran.

Col. Mark Meyer was recovered after two days hiding in the mountains.

The rescue was acclaimed by Trump as one of the most daring US military rescues ever conducted.

The rescue came at the cost of two Navy SEALs killed in action.

European leaders voiced growing alarm as the war entered its fifth week.

Riyadh announced a 12-hour ceasefire to allow humanitarian aid.

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The Council on Foreign Relations called Trump's strikes a major shift toward regime change.

Street protests erupted from Cardiff to Beirut.

Energy prices remained volatile and geopolitical risks rippled beyond the Middle East.