Trump gives Iran 48-hour ultimatum and threatens to blow up power plants

Iran’s oil depots have previously been targeted by Israel (Photo by Hassan Ghaedi/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Donald Trump has said the US will destroy each of Iran’s power plants if the country does not allow ships to pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz.

The strait, one of the world’s busiest shipping routes for oil, has effectively been closed for almost three weeks in retaliation for strikes by the US and Israel.

Energy prices across the world have spiked as a result,...