Trump gives an ultimatum to Iran to reopen Hormuz and Netanyahu urges “the leaders of the rest of the countries to join”

The American president, Donald Trumpthreatened in the early hours of this Sunday with attacking Iran’s power plants if the Islamic Republic does not “fully” open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.

“If Iran does not fully openwithout threats, the Strait of Hormuz within 48 HOURS From this precise moment on, the United States will attack and destroy its various power plants, starting with the largest,” the president wrote on his Truth Social network.

Regarding the closure of the strait, the Persian country assured, hours later, that Hormuz remains open to international navigation, except for Israel and the United States.

“The Strait of Hormuz is open for everyone except enemies“said the permanent representative of Iran to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Iranian ambassador in London, Ali Mousavi, according to the agency. More.

Mousavi indicated that the passage of vessels through the strategic strait is possible “with coordination with the Iranian authorities for security and protection arrangements.”

Likewise, he said that the cause of the current situation in the Persian Gulf region and the Strait of Hormuz is the “aggression” of the US and Israel against Iran, and that Tehran is willing to cooperate with the IMO and with countries “to improve maritime security and protect seafarers.”

In response to Trump’s threat, the president of Iran’s parliamentMohammad Baqer Qalibaf, warned this Sunday in X that if these attacks against Iranian power plants occur, lCritical infrastructure and energy facilities in the Middle East could be “irreversibly destroyed”.

Qalibaf stated that regional infrastructure would become “legitimate objectives” if Iran’s facilities were attacked, and that Iranian retaliation would increase the price of oil for a time.

El ejército iraní advirtió que atacaría infraestructura energética, plantas de desalinización y emplazamientos de tecnologías de la información de Estados Unidos en la región si sus centrales eléctricas son bombardeadas.

Por su parte, el primer ministro israelí, Benjamín Netanyahu, afirmó este domingo que “es hora de que los líderes del resto de los países se sumen” a la ofensiva de Israel y Estados Unidos contra Irán.

“Me complace decir que veo que algunos empiezan a avanzar en esa dirección, pero se necesita más“, añadió Netanyahu a un selecto grupo de periodistas en una visita a Arad, la localidad del sur de Israel que este sábado por la noche sufrió el impacto de un misil iraní.

Hundreds injured

The American president’s warning coincides with the rharshness of the bombings in Iran and Israel.

Around 120 people were injured on Saturday night, eleven of them serious, after two hits by Iranian missiles in two locations in southern Israelwhich house the largest nuclear facility in the country.

The first missile hit the municipality of Dimonawhere the so-called Negev Nuclear Research Center is located, and the second fell in Aradcausing significant damage to buildings and injuries of various degrees to more than a hundred people.

“This is a very difficult night in the campaign for our future,” said the Israeli prime minister. Benjamin Netanyahuafter the impact of the projectiles. However, hours later, on Sunday morning, he traveled to the site of impact and stated that IIsrael is “crushing the enemy” and “winning this battle” against Iran.