Tehran says it will attack the oil and electricity sectors of American allies if Trump carries out his threat to bomb Iranian plants
Iran will cause “irreversible damage” has energy infrastructure e oil of Middle Eastern countries if the United States follows through on the threat made by President Donald Trump to attack Iranian plantssaid this Sunday (22) the president of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.
“Immediately after the attack on power plants and infrastructure in our country, vital infrastructure – including energy and oil – across the region will be considered legitimate targets and will be irreversibly destroyed,” Qalibaf said in a post on X. The Iranian politician added that the possible attacks will cause “the price of oil to increase for a long period.”
Earlier, the spokesman for Iran’s army operational command, Khatam Al Anbiya, said in a statement released by the state agency Fars that “the entire energy, information technology and desalination infrastructure of the United States and the regime in the region will be attacked” if the US threats are confirmed.
This Saturday (21), in a post on the social network Truth Social, Trump asked if the country does not allow the flow of ships in the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours. The attacks, according to the international press, could target natural gas plants of the Persian country.
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo
