Iran has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz after U.S. President Donald Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum to reopen the waterway.

The country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) also warned it would target companies with U.S. ownership if United States attacks Iranian energy facilities.

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w, but if the enemy harms our power plants, we will do everything to defend the country and the interests of our people,” said IRGC. | via Reuters