Breaking News: Trump gives Iran a 48-hour ultimatum to fully open the Strait of Hormuz, or the US will destroy its power plants, "first the largest ones."
The three-week "step-by-step de-escalation" rhetoric has been completely ended by the most aggressive threat in this conflict.
Damaging Iran's power grid would leave 90 million people in darkness and trigger a humanitarian disaster.
The next 48 hours will determine everything.
Trump wrote today: "If Iran does not immediately fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours and does not make any threats, the United States will strike and destroy all of Iran's power plants, first the largest ones! Thank you for your attention. President Donald J. Trump."
Comment: The day before, they were talking about "step-by-step de-escalation," but then suddenly issued a 48-hour ultimatum and threatened to bomb Iran's entire power grid. Trump's extreme pressure and constant flip-flopping are essentially using the most extreme threats to force Iran to compromise. The next 48 hours are a life-or-death line for the Middle East situation. Iran is unlikely to yield unconditionally, and the US may not actually dare to completely bomb the power plants. Both sides are betting on the other to back down first. But if this gamble gets out of control, it could lead to an uncontrollable major crisis.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1860321482138633/
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