Iran warns of ‘irreversible damage’ to regional infrastructure if its power plants are attacked

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned on Sunday that any attack on the country's power plants would "immediately" be met with retaliatory strikes on energy and oil infrastructure across the region.

"Critical infrastructure and energy and oil infrastructure throughout the region will be considered legitimate targets and irreversibly destroyed, and oil prices will rise for a long time," Ghalibaf said in a post on X.

His comments came after US President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to attack Iran's power plants if freedom of navigation is not fully restored at the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.



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Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump warned that the United States would "hit and obliterate" Iranian power plants, "starting with the biggest one first," if the strait was not fully opened without threat. Trump posted the message at 7:44 p.m. ET on Saturday, setting a deadline that expires at 7:44 p.m. ET on Monday.

Iran's military reinforced Ghalibaf's warning, stating that if Iran's fuel and energy infrastructure is violated by the enemy, all energy, information technology and desalination infrastructure belonging to the US and its allies in the region would be targeted.

Approximately 20% of the world's oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz, making it one of the most critical trade routes for global energy supply. International benchmark Brent crude futures closed at $112.19 on Friday, reflecting the severe energy supply shock caused by the disruption to the waterway.


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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Iran has not closed the strategic waterway but has imposed restrictions on vessels belonging to countries involved in attacks against Iran, while offering assistance to others amid heightened security concerns.

The warnings come as the broader regional conflict continues to intensify. Israel struck the South Pars gas field last Wednesday, and Iran retaliated with strikes on the world's largest LNG facility, in Qatar.

The head of US Central Command, Admiral Brad Cooper, asserted that Iran's ability to attack vessels in the strait had been "degraded" after US fighter jets bombed an underground Iranian coastal facility storing anti-ship cruise missiles and mobile launchers.

The Group of Seven countries said they were ready to take necessary measures to support global energy supplies, reaffirming the importance of safeguarding maritime routes, including the Strait of Hormuz.