Chokepoint Data · the Strait of Hormuz crisis

Iran threatens complete closure if US strikes power plants

2026-03-23 · diplomatic

Iran (via the IRGC, with parallel warnings from Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf) threatened that the strait would be 'completely closed and will not be opened until the destroyed Iranian power plants are rebuilt' if the United States attacked its power infrastructure.

Brent next close -12.4% · +7 days +2.9% · transits 1.1 → 3.3 per day

Sources

NewsOnAir (All India Radio)

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