What is the news?
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has given a big warning regarding the threat of US President Donald Trump. The armed forces issued a statement saying that if President Trump follows through on his threat to target Iran’s energy facilities, the Strait of Hormuz will be completely closed. The IRGC has said that in response to the US attacks, it will carry out massive attacks on companies with its shares and other energy facilities in the Gulf countries.
Speaker of Iranian Parliament also threatened
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf also warned after Trump’s threat that if Arteharan’s infrastructure was targeted, vital facilities throughout the region could be irreversibly destroyed. Iranian military officials also said they could target US-linked energy, technology and water infrastructure in the Gulf. The IRGC has described attacks on US targets in the Gulf countries as legitimate targets.
What has Trump said?
President Trump on Saturday threatened to “destroy” Iran’s power plants. He said that if Tehran does not completely open the Strait of Hormuz without any threat within exactly 48 hours from now, the US will attack and destroy their various energy plants, starting with the largest plant! This threat has increased the possibility of the war reaching a major turning point.
Iranian Foreign Minister said- Hormuz is not closed yet
“The Strait of Hormuz is not closed,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on Twitter on Sunday night. Ships hesitate because insurers fear a ‘chosen war’ that has been started by you, not Iran. No insurer, nor any Iranian, will be swayed by further threats. Try adopting the path of respect. Freedom of navigation is not possible without freedom of trade. Respect both, otherwise don’t expect anything from anyone.
Iran is charging fees for passing ships through Hormuz
set in london between the wars Iran International Quoting an Iranian parliamentarian, Irani claimed that Iran is charging US$2 million (about Rs 18.80 crore) from some merchant ships for permission to pass through the conflict-torn Strait of Hormuz. Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a member of the Iranian parliament’s national security committee, presented the move as a way for Iran to assert “claims” over the strategic waterway.
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