Statement from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards comes after the US threatened to target energy infrastructure
Main points
- 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.
- Iranian barrages tore through southern Israel on Saturday, leaving around 100 people wounded across Dimona and Arad.
Key reads
Lebanon’s Health Ministry said on Sunday that 118 children and 79 women are among those killed, and at least 2,786 others have been wounded, according the the Associated Press. The country’s death toll as of Saturday was 1,024 people.
Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu visited sites in Arad and Dimona today, hours after missiles from Iran struck residential neighborhoods in these cities in southern Israel.
In a video posted to social media, Netanyahu again echoed Trump’s call for other world leaders to join into the war against Iran. “I ask the leaders of the world, the leaders of the free world, the leaders of the moderate states, what more are you waiting for,” he said.
Netanyahu added: “President Trump has correctly said that Israel, the United States and Israel, in this great partnership, we’re fighting the battle not only for ourselves, but for all of you. And he asked a simple question, where are you? And it’s time to heed president Trump’s call, his leadership and his vision, not merely for our sake, but for your sake.”ir defences said it dealt with four ballistic missiles and 25 drones coming from Iran.
Since the start of the Iranian attacks, it said it dealt with 345 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles, and 1,773 drones.
Targeting of nuclear installations in the current conflict in the Middle East would mark “an extremely dangerous escalation and must be avoided”, the Government has said, reports Martin Wall.
It has also said urgent action was now needed to prevent the crisis from deepening further and described threats by Iran to international shipping the region as “unacceptable”.
The Government has urged de-escalation of the conflict to create a space for dialogue.
Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee said: “We are at a dangerous moment, as a growing cycle of escalation and violence takes hold in the Gulf and across the wider Middle East, with ongoing military action by Israel, the United States and Iran.”
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Looks like we are heading for the big hoedown.
Trump last night threatened that the US would destroy all power plants in Iran if the Straits of Hormuz is not opened in 48 hours. For a country of 92 million people the destruction of all of their electricity system would make Gaza look like a picnic.
But will it work? I for one am not sure it would. The Straits of Hormuz would I suspect become irrelevant since in response all of the oil and gas infrastructure in and around the Gulf would be targeted. One can only speculate what exactly the world impact of that would be. And Israel, they are now waging complete war in Lebanon. Donald’s big short sharp decapacitate and incapacitate hoedown is certainly gathering pace. It most certainly looks as if he has bitten off more than he can chew.
And will the scumbag countries like the UK, France, Germany to name a few rush to his aid? I doubt it. France, Portugal and Spain are currently blocking bombing their air space to US bombing raids being launched from RAF Fairport. Moreover, with Trump’s attempts to annex Canada and take Greenland by force, I’m not sure Canada or Denmark will be queuing up to bail out Trump’s war failure. It’s Trump and Netanyahu’s party. And who Trump might bomb next… ” just for fun ” is a good question. For me I’ve never ever heard a world leader say anything like that but he did remind the Japanese prime minister this week about knowing about surprises – Hiroshima and Nagasaki perchance Mr Trump – “just for fun”
Anyway, we shall just have to wait to see how it all goes. The big reset I think is upon us all. Well done Mr president.