Iran warns it will completely shut Strait of Hormuz if power plants attacked 

Iran’s highest operational command unit has warned that the Islamic Republic will completely close the Strait of Hormuz if its electricity generation infrastructure comes under attack. 

Spokesman for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters Lieutenant Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaqari issued the warning on Sunday in response to US President Donald Trump’s threat to attack Iran’s power plants if the country does not “fully open, without threat, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 hours.”

Zolfaqari said Iran would take “immediate punitive” measures if the country’s fuel and energy infrastructure is attacked. “We have repeatedly declared that the Strait of Hormuz is closed only to the enemy and harmful passage and has not been yet closed completely and is under our smart control.”

“Non-harmful transit continues under specific regulations which guarantee our security and interests,” he added.

The spokesman emphasized that if threats against Iranian power plants are implemented, Iran would completely close the Strait of Hormuz and would keep it closed until the damaged facilities are reconstructed.

He said all Israel’s electricity generation plants, energy infrastructure and systems of information and communication technology (ICT) would be targeted.

Iran will also obliterate all similar companies with American shareholders in the region, he noted.

Zolfaqari further warned that power plants in regional countries hosting American bases would also be considered legitimate targets for Iran.

The spokesman reiterated that the armed forces are prepared to “completely destroy all the US economic interests in the West Asia region.”

He once again affirmed that Iran did not start the war and would not initiate further escalation, but if the enemy inflicts damage on the country’s power plants, Iran would not hesitate to defend national interests.

He cautioned that the “non-stop” measures to destroy the enemies’ targets would begin if Iran’s power plants are attacked.

“Nothing can prevent us from proceeding with our operation to demolish energy and oil infrastructure and industry of the US and its allies in the region,” Zolfaqari asserted.

Earlier on Sunday, the Intelligence Service of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) also responded to Trump’s threat and said critical technology centers beyond the region will be targeted within 48 hours.

The Intelligence Service said in a post on X that from now on, Iran’s armed forces have an eye on extra-regional technological and political targets associated with the Islamic Republic’s enemies.

Iran has declared the strategic waterway is open to those who do not stand on the side of the enemies.

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