Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has denounced the United States’ threat to destroy Iran’s power plants as a sign of Washington’s reckless attitude. He stated that the Strait of Hormuz would remain open to all nations except those attacking Iran. His remarks came after the US president warned that if Iran did not fully reopen the waterway within 48 hours, American forces would strike and annihilate Iranian power facilities, starting with the largest one.

In response, Tehran warned that any attack on its power infrastructure would trigger retaliatory strikes on energy installations in Gulf countries linked to the United States. The speaker of Iran’s parliament also cautioned that assaults by the US or Israel on Iranian power plants would bring “irreparable destruction” to critical infrastructure across the Gulf region.

The escalating exchange highlights rising tensions over navigation rights in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime route for global energy shipments, with both sides issuing severe warnings of potential military action.