Iran defies Trump's Strait of Hormuz ultimatum with threats of its own
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Iran answers Trump's threat to "obliterate" power plants with matching warnings and a missile barrage, including its longest-range attack yet targeting a U.S. base.
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Live Live Updates: Iran defies Trump's threat to expand war if Strait of Hormuz not reopened By Tucker Reals Tucker Reals Editor Tucker Reals is CBSNews.com's foreign editor, based in the CBS News London bureau. He has worked for CBS News since 2006, prior to which he worked for The Associated Press in Washington, D.C., and London. Read Full Bio Tucker Reals March 23, 2026 / 6:29 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google What to know about the Iran war: Iran has answered President Trump's threat to "obliterate" the country's power plants if it doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Monday evening with more attacks on Israel and Gulf states, and threats to respond in kind. Tehran says if the U.S. attacks its energy sites, it will strike power infrastructure in the region and lay sea mines across the "entire Persian Gulf." As Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Tehran, the head of the U.S. military's Central Command warned Iranian civilians to "stay inside" for now, accusing the regime of "launching missiles and drones from populated areas" that would be targeted. Iran has demonstrated an ability to keep hitting back, albeit at a slower pace, despite 24 days of U.S.-Israeli strikes that a rights group says have killed more than 3,200 people in the country, including at least 214 children. Iran targeted the joint U.S.-U.K. Diego Garcia base for the first time over the weekend. While the strike failed, it showed Tehran has longer-range missiles than previously acknowledged, potentially capable of reaching European capitals. New Updates 0m ago CENTCOM chief says slowing attacks targeting civilians shows Iran's "desperation" The head of the U.S. military's Central Command says Iran is "operating in a sign of desperation" by targeting civilian sites in the war. In an interview with the Farsi-language Iranian opposition satellite network Iran International that aired early Monday, U.S. Navy Adm. Brad Cooper said: "They're operating in a sign of desperation. ... In the l...
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