President Donald Trump threatened Saturday to “hit and obliterate” Iranian energy crops if Tehran doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz inside 48 hours.
The menace marks an escalation in rhetoric from Trump, who’s beforehand dangled the choice of hitting Iranian infrastructure however cautioned it might impair the nation’s potential to rebuild. And it’s a tacit acknowledgement that the strait’s closure gives Iran important leverage.
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