The Iranian military said on Sunday that Tehran would seek to retaliate against U.S. energy sites and infrastructure in the Gulf region if Washington moves to strike Iranian power plants, according to Fars News Agency, a semi-official state news agency affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
This video grab taken from handout footage released by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on March 12, 2026, shows what it says was the “launch of wave #41 of Iranian missiles.”
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Trump said on Saturday that the U.S. would “hit and obliterate” Iranian power plants if the Strait of Hormuz wasn’t opened within 48 hours
“If Iran’s fuel and energy infrastructure is attacked by the enemy, all energy infrastructure, as well as information technology (IT) and water desalination facilities, belonging to the U.S. and the regime in the region will be targeted pursuant to previous warnings,” said Lt. Col. Ebrahim Zolfaqari, a spokesperson for the Iranian Armed Forces, according to Fars.
