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The war between the U.S., Israel and Iran is moving into a new and more dangerous phase.
Now the United States and Iran are openly threatening to hit each other's energy and power infrastructure.
President Trump is dialing up the pressure, warning in a social media post that Iran has 48 hours to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face what he calls obliteration of its power plants.
It's a sharp reversal from the day before, when he was talking about, quote, winding down the war, which is now in its fourth week.
Iran isn't backing off.
Officials there are saying if the U.S.
strikes, they'll target American energy, IT, and desalination sites across the Gulf.
This is all happening as Iran's attacks have effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz, choking off the route for a fifth of the world's oil and gas.