Tehran, March 23, 2026 (AFP) - Iran defies Trump Hormuz ultimatum with naval mine threat

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2026-03-23

Iran threatened Monday to deploy naval mines in the Gulf and target power plants across the region as it defied US President Donald Trump's ultimatum for the Islamic republic to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The ramped-up rhetoric came after stark warnings that the world faces an energy crisis worse than both 1970s oil shocks combined if the US-Israeli war with Iran drags on. Facing a 2344 GMT deadline to reopen Hormuz, or see Trump "obliterate" i......

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