Iran threatens retaliation against U.S. ally power plants if its energy sites are attacked, escalating tensions after Trump’s threat.

Iran's military command warned that attacks on its power facilities would prompt retaliation against power plants in nations hosting U.S. military bases, escalating tensions following U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to strike Iran’s energy infrastructure if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. The warning, issued amid ongoing regional conflict and recent strikes on Tehran, underscores Iran’s deterrence strategy, though no specific targets or timing were provided. Iran operates over 90 power plants, faces chronic energy shortages due to aging infrastructure, sanctions, drought, and high demand, and is expanding nuclear capacity through a $25-billion deal with Russia to build four new plants.