Iran Threatens to Close Entire Hormuz Strait, Strike Utilities, US Companies After Trump Ultimatum

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards stated that any companies with U.S. shares will be ‘completely destroyed’ if Washington targets Iranian energy facilities.
Iran Threatens to Close Entire Hormuz Strait, Strike Utilities, US Companies After Trump Ultimatum
A cargo vessel in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, in northern Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, on March 22, 2026. Getty Images/Getty Images
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Iran will move to shut down the entire Strait of Hormuz if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through with his threats to hit Iranian energy facilities, the nation’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated on March 22.

Trump said that the U.S. military would “hit and obliterate [Iran’s] various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST” if Tehran doesn’t fully open the Strait of Hormuz “without threat” within 48 hours of his social media post on March 21.

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Jacob Burg reports on national politics, aerospace, and aviation for The Epoch Times. He previously covered sports, regional politics, and breaking news for the Sarasota Herald Tribune.