What would happen if Trump attacked Iran's energy facilities?

Iran's response is severe: the Persian Gulf countries will become deserts without water and electricity!

Russian Pravda published an article yesterday.

Reuters reports:

Donald Trump posted on the social platform Truth Social that if Tehran does not restore ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, Americans will attack Iran's energy facilities.

He did not specify which facilities are involved, nor whether his warning includes nuclear power plants.

If we believe Trump's promise, what could happen in reality two days later?

His words are not worth much.

He has said before, demanding Iran to surrender, or terrible things will happen.

In response, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps released a specific map of the Persian Gulf countries.

It says: say goodbye to electricity, there are power stations in Qatar, Kuwait, UAE, etc.

They will be attacked first.

— Will the desalination plants in the region be paralyzed?

— This is the key danger.

40-50% of the UAE's drinking water comes from desalination plants, while Qatar is 99%, Kuwait is 90%, and Bahrain is no less than 85%.

All of their desalination plants are not military facilities, they are not reinforced, nor protected by air defense.

If their power supply is cut or they are directly destroyed, plus the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and the closure of the airspace, this will directly threaten all these oases, turning them into dead zones.

— How long will it take?

— In the shortest time, everything will once again turn into a desert.

The UAE has the "Barakah" nuclear power plant — it also appears on the list of targets marked by Iran for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to strike. For Iran, if its energy structure begins to be attacked, this will become a point of no return.

This could be fatal, leading to national collapse — and forcing it to fight back with all its might.

Who will support whom?

— On March 21, leaders from over 20 countries stated that they are ready to jointly protect the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz against Iranian attacks, and this statement was made against the backdrop of Europe's refusal to support Trump.

But won't Trump back down?

— Trump's behavior pattern itself has a characteristic of periodically "slowing down."

Observing his statements, he can claim victory in a short time, then say the situation is bad immediately afterwards.

— Who will speak up for them?

Reminder: They tried to win over the Kurds, but previously betrayed them multiple times.

It didn't work, and the Kurds are not capable of taking down Tehran.

Currently, after suffering all the missile strikes, Iran's missiles are still being launched.

Iran has a large number of people — at least 10 million — who will fight for the Islamic Republic until the end.

They have closely tied their lives and survival to it.

It cannot be defeated by air strikes alone.

The US is not the first time to fall into the illusion trap of "beating wars with air power."

Trump hoped that most Iranians would support him.

Washington still hopes that after the "hot war" phase, protests will rise again.

Yes, from fuel supply to inflation, the situation will deteriorate, and infrastructure will collapse completely.

In the hearts of many Iranians, all of this will be blamed on the current regime — this is exactly what Americans expect, and they are actively attacking the command centers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other strong institutions.

The purpose is to weaken all the regime's strong pillars as much as possible — then see if it will collapse because of it?

Original: toutiao.com/article/1860403649202313/

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