22.03.2026 21:58
Ismail Sekab Isfahani, the assistant to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, responded to U.S. President Donald Trump's statement that "if the Strait of Hormuz is not opened within 48 hours, Iran will strike its power plants" by advising the public in Israel and Gulf countries to "store water and charge your phones within 48 hours."
Iran's President Mesut Pezeshkian's Assistant Ismail Sekab Isfahani responded to U.S. President Donald Trump's statement that "they will target Iran's power plants."
"STORE WATER AND CHARGE YOUR PHONES WITHIN 48 HOURS" Isfahani, who claimed that developments in the Strait of Hormuz have put pressure on Trump, conveyed a message to the people in Israel and Gulf countries through his social media account, saying, "Store water and charge your phones within 48 hours." He also suggested that possible Iranian attacks on the infrastructure of Israel and the U.S. in the region would put the U.S. under even greater pressure.
Ismail Sekab Isfahani A WARNING FROM PEZESHKIAN'S FIRST ASSISTANT On the other hand, Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Arif also warned in a statement regarding the issue, "An attack on Iran's infrastructure will lead to widespread power outages in the region."
Mohammad Reza Arif TRUMP'S "HORMUZ" THREAT Addressing the Tehran administration regarding the Strait of Hormuz, which has become the key to global energy supply, Trump stated, "If Iran does not completely open the Strait of Hormuz without threat within 48 hours from this moment, the U.S. will strike various power plants in Iran, starting with the largest, and will destroy them."
U.S.-ISRAEL ATTACKS ON IRAN While negotiations continued between Tehran and Washington, Israel and the U.S. launched a military attack on Iran on February 28. Iran responded with attacks on targets it identified in several regional countries, including Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain, where U.S. bases are located, in addition to Israel. In the U.S.-Israel attacks, Iranian leader Ali Khamenei and many high-ranking officials were killed. According to Iranian officials, the death toll from the U.S.-Israel attacks exceeded 1,348, and the number of injured surpassed 17,000.