Iran threatens strikes on Gulf power plants following Trump's Strait of Hormuz ultimatum

Iran has threatened to strike power plants across the Gulf region in response to President Trump's ultimatum demanding Tehran open the Strait of Hormuz or face U.S. strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure. Trump's 48-hour deadline expires Monday. The warning marks an escalation in tensions over one of the world's most critical chokepoints for global oil shipments, with both sides now explicitly threatening strikes on energy facilities. The ultimatum puts Iran in a difficult position: complying could be seen as capitulation to U.S. pressure, while defiance risks direct military confrontation over the strategic waterway that handles roughly one-third of seaborne traded oil.