2026-03-22
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Donald Trump said Iran had 48 hours
to open the Strait of Hormuz or America would launch strikes on its power plants.
In a Truth Social post on Saturday evening, Mr Trump threatened to hit and obliterate their various power plants
if it did not comply before the deadline, despite previously saying that he was considering winding down the war.
Earlier, America's Central Command said Iran's ability to threaten marine traffic
in the Strait of Hormuz had been degraded from bombing attacks.
Dozens of people were injured in two Iranian missile attacks on southern Israel.
One of the strikes hit Damona, a city near the country's main nuclear facility.
The other struck the town of Arad.
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, said it had been a difficult
night and that Israel would keep up its attacks on Iran.
Earlier, Iran fired two ballistic missiles at Britain's military base on the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.
Neither hit its target, but a semi-official Iranian news agency called it a significant step
that shows the range of Iranian missiles is beyond what the enemy previously imagined.