Arzu Rezvani

In a Truth Social post on Friday, President Trump said that while the U.S.

had hit military targets, he had, quote, chosen not to wipe out the oil infrastructure.

Trump added that he'd reconsider that decision if Iran continues interfering with ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

In response, Iran's military has threatened to turn oil and energy firms in the region that work with the U.S.

into, quote, a pile of ashes.

Oil prices have jumped more than 40 percent since the start of the war.

Arizu Razvani, NPR News, Erbil, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

30-something-year-old V, who lives in Tehran and gives only his first initial for fear of retribution, was settling into work when the attack started.

Across the city, one 22-year-old college student who requested complete anonymity woke up to the sound of explosions.

It's a day, she says, she has long hoped for.

I am ready to be killed by a bomb if it means the certain death of even a few of our regime officials, she says.

Children have been sent home from schools and offices across the country are now closed as people in Iran wait to see what comes next.

Arizu Razvani, NPR News.