“Raze” Iran’s power plants and wipe out its entire electrical grid. That is the new threat that US President Donald Trump has launched against the Persian country if it persists in its blockade of Hormuz.
And yet, the threat appears to have fallen on deaf ears. Tehran not only does not bow to the wishes of the Republican, but has doubled its threat under the promise of “an eye for an eye.”
In addition to a new list of threats, the ayatollahs and their guards have launched their drones and missiles against Israeli civilian targets, including the Ben Gurion airportthe largest in the country.
Trump’s threats are futile. The Iranian military high command maintains that Hormuz will be completely closed.
In addition, he threatened to extend attacks on infrastructure in Israel and on interests linked to the United States in the region.
They also put in their sights the power plants in countries that host US military bases in the Gulf, their greatest enemies since the start of the war.
The warning marks a new point of tension in a conflict that threatens to spill over far beyond Iran’s borders.
In parallel, the president Masoud Pezeshkian reinforced the message on Elon Musk’s social media account.
“Threats and terror only reinforce our unity,” he wrote in a mix of defiance of Trump and firmness.
“You will soon see what happens”
If Trump’s warnings are futile, the tenant of the White House does not seem to pay attention to his interlocutor’s response either.
After the Iranian response, the American president resorted to his peculiar communication style to make deaf ears to Pezeshkian and his generals.
“You will soon see what happens With the ultimatum of the power plants, the result is going to be very good. The destruction is going to be total and it is going to work wonderfully,” he assured about a deadline that ends this Tuesday.
As is usual with him, his words were not embellished with concrete facts.
Of course, the president once again attacked his NATO allies, whom he said “are not doing anything” in a war that he did not warn them about and that, as they have said on several occasions, does not concern them.
“Iran has been very bad for 47 years,” he concluded with his analysis.
Avoiding any response, the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Ruttetook the floor to ensure that the United States military offensive is “fundamental” to eliminate Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities.
“Iran is an existential threat to Israel, to the region, to Europe and to the entire world. That is why it is crucial that the United States is doing this,” he said.
Regarding Hormuz, the head of NATO considered that it is necessary to “collaborate” with the 22 countries that said they were willing to guarantee safe passage along this strategic route.
“Climb to de-escalate”
Also in Washington, the Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessantdeclared that the Iranian Air Force and Navy are “completely weakened.”
Given this scenario, and resorting to Trumpist lexicon, he stated that all options, including sending troops, are on the table.
“Sometimes you have to escalate and then de-escalate“Bessent noted in an “eye for an eye” rhetoric similar to that of Tehran.
A rhetoric that, like a pediment, finds immediate response in Tehran and triggers war tension while the impact of the closure of Hormuz continues to hit the economy.
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