Tehran has said it will “irreversibly destroy” essential infrastructure across the Middle East if the US attacks its energy sites, hours after Donald Trump threatened to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants unless the strait of Hormuz was opened within two days.
As Iranian missiles struck two southern Israeli cities overnight, injuring dozens of people and shattering apartment buildings, the developments signalled a dangerous potential escalation of the war in the Middle East, which is now in its fourth week.
"Iran's capabilities are declining…" – Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM Commander pic.twitter.com/FC3TgpEGpJ
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 21, 2026
REMEMBER: Inside Iran’s Evin Prison, the regime still targets political prisoners, journalists, and protesters.
This is the same Islamic Republic that is being crushed by Israel. pic.twitter.com/ePpZmuho7R
— Hananya Naftali (@HananyaNaftali) March 20, 2026
