Don't put our energy infrastructure in danger, Persian Gulf states warn Trump
Arab officials from Persian Gulf littoral states have reportedly called on US President Donald Trump to step back from threats against Iran’s critical infrastructure, warning that Tehran’s retaliation would be swift and severe.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the officials cautioned US policymakers that any strike on Iranian power plants could trigger missile attacks on energy facilities and water-desalination sites across the region, placing the global economy at risk.
Trump had earlier set a 48-hour deadline for Iran to open the strategic Strait of Hormuz or face US strikes on Iranian power plants. The US president backed down on Monday, saying he had ordered the Pentagon to suspend all plans for attacks, and claiming that talks were underway with Iran. Tehran rejected the claim.
In response to the threat, the Islamic Republic vowed to target energy infrastructure of the Israeli regime and any regional country from which anti-Iran military action might originate.
Arab officials said their efforts to broker an understanding between Tehran and Washington have so far failed to yield results.
Iran has underlined that it would halt its reprisal operations against the United States and the Israeli regime in case of a guarantee of the non-repetition of war, closure of US military bases in the region, and compensation for damages inflicted on its military and civilian structures.
The US and Israel initiated an unprovoked military offensive against Iran, assassinating the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, along with several high-ranking military commanders and civilians on February 28.
In response, the Iranian Armed Forces have launched a series of counterattacks, directing missile and drone strikes at American bases across the region and the Israeli-occupied territories.
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