Iran will completely shut the strategic Strait ​of Hormuz if Trump executes threats to target Iranian energy facilities, ​the country’s Revolutionary Guards ​said in a statement on ⁠Sunday.

Trump on Saturday threatened ​to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants ​if Tehran did not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz within ​48-hours, suggesting a significant ​escalation barely a day after he ‌talked ⁠about “winding down” the war, now in its fourth week.

In their Sunday statement Iran’s ​Revolutionary ​Guards ⁠also said companies with U.S. shares will ​be ‘completely destroyed’, if Iranian ​energy ⁠facilities were targeted by Washington and energy facilities ⁠in ​countries that host ​U.S. bases will be ‘lawful’ targets.

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    8 hours ago

    I think this wondering you’re doing is the root cause of your problem.

    You’ve come up with an idea that I think there’s any political upsides to war based on some assumption that I haven’t quite figured out yet.

    You’ve come up with an entire “rest of it” which doesn’t really follow anything presented in the original post.

    Your “gotcha” moment doesn’t exist and is aimed at someone deeply saddened and angered by this pointless war.

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      I appreciate you think that you have a point, and that it’s coherent, but you don’t, and it’s not.