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Iran vows 'irreversible' regional destruction if US strikes its energy plants
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Following President Trump's warnings, Iranian officials have issued an escalating threat to retaliate with "unrecoverable damage" against the entire region should American forces bomb their power facilities or other critical sites abroad; this response was articulated by Iran Foreign Minister Ali Kalbari and echoed across multiple news outlets from Mar 20-19.
Key Points
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1Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf warned that energy and critical infrastructure across the region will face 'irreversible destruction' if Iranian power plants are attacked.
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2The threat specifically targets Gulf, Middle Eastern oil facilities as retaliation for potential U.S. strikes on Iran's own electrical stations or threats to them via Hormuz Strait ultimatums.
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3Iranian officials stated that any attack would trigger a response aimed at causing 'unreversible damage' and chaos throughout the region by destroying regional energy infrastructure.
Developments
Mar 22, 13:30
Iran warned that energy and critical infrastructure across the region would become 'legitimate targets' if its own facilities are attacked.
Perspectives
Iran warned Sunday that energy and critical infrastructure across the region would become 'legitimate targets' if its own facilities are attacked.
— (Middleeastmonitor)"Inmediatamente después de que las estaciones eléctricas e infraestructuras en nuestro país sean objetivo, la crítica y energética se volverán objetivos legítimos"
— (Clarin)
Iran warns regional energy infrastructure will be ‘legitimate targets’ if own facilities hit
Middleeastmonitor
11h ago
Iran prijeti "nepovratnom štetom" infrastrukture regije ako se napadnu elektrane
Feed.hrt.hr
13h ago