a drawdown to an explicit 48-hour countdown to strike Iran’s power infrastructure, even as US Marines and heavy landing craft continue heading to the region.
Iran’s largest power plants include the Damavand power plant near Tehran (2,868 megawatts of capacity), the Kerman plant in southeastern Iran (1,910MW), and the Ramin steam power plant in Khuzestan province (1,890MW), according to industry and energy databases.
The country’s sole nuclear plant at Bushehr on Iran’s southern coast produces about 1,000MW.
Earlier this month, Trump raised the idea of destroying Iran’s power grid even while downplaying the notion.
“We could take apart their electric capacity within one hour, and it would take them 25 years to rebuild,” Trump told reporters on March 11.
“So ideally, we’re not going to be doing that.”
US voters appear increasingly concerned that the war could expand.
Energy price shocks are fuelling inflation, hitting consumers and businesses hard, a major political liability for Trump as he seeks to justify the war to the public before the November elections in which control of Congress is at stake.
Trump had also accused Nato allies of cowardice over their reluctance to help open the strait. Some allies have said they will consider it, but most say they are reluctant to join a war that Trump started without consulting them.
Iranian strikes hit southern Israel
The Israeli military said on Sunday that it is conducting strikes in Tehran, hours after attacks on southern Israel.
Late on Saturday, Iranian missiles hit the southern Israeli cities of Dimona and Arad, injuring dozens of people, including children, in separate strikes. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said in a statement early on Sunday that they targeted “military installations” and security centres in southern Israel.
Israeli military spokesperson Brigadier General Effie Defrin said in a post on X that the country’s air defences were functioning but did not intercept the strikes. “We will investigate the incident and learn from it,” he said.
Israel’s secretive nuclear reactor is about 13 km southeast of Dimona. Both cities lie near several military sites, including Nevatim Air Base, one of the country’s largest.
“This has been a very difficult evening in the battle for our future,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement released by his office following the strike on Arad.
“We are determined to continue striking our enemies on all fronts,” the statement said.
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