Trump earlier said the US would "obliterate" Iran's power plants if the key shipping channel does not open before his 48-hour deadline.

A defiant Iran is threatening to destroy energy infrastructure in Israel and in neighboring countries with U.S. military bases if President Trump follows through on his threat to attack power plants in Iran.

US President Donald Trump has described the assistance Ukraine is providing to countries in the Middle East as political PR by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

President Trump says the US will "obliterate" Iran’s power plants if the key shipping channel does not open before his 48-hour deadline.

“Dear citizens of Israel — we are at the midway point, but the direction is clear,” Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said. “In about a week, on Passover, the Festival of Freedom, we will continue to fight for our freedom and our future.”

President Donald Trump says the US is considering "winding down our great Military efforts in the Middle East," he wrote on his Truth Social platform on Friday. "We are getting very close to meeting

Iran’s military declared it is ready to close the Strait of Hormuz indefinitely if US President Donald Trump carries out a threat to bomb its power plants.

By Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart and Jana Choukeir WASHINGTON/DUBAI, March 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. military is deploying thousands more Marines to the Middle East, officials told Reuters on Friday, as President Donald Trump accused NATO allies of cowardice over their reluctance to send forces to help open the Strait of Hormuz.