The Age · World / Middle East

Trump gives Iran 48-hour deadline on Strait of Hormuz

· By Maayan Lubell, Alexander Cornwell, Idrees Ali
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Tel Aviv/Jerusalem/Washington: US President Donald Trump has threatened to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if Tehran does not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, a significant escalation barely a day after he talked about “winding down” the war.

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