Iran declared 12 Gulf oil and gas facilities legitimate targets after Israel struck South Pars, unleashing an energy war across five nations with oil at $119 a barrel.
Trump’s subsequent 48-hour ultimatum to destroy Iran’s power grid has only deepened this dynamic, creating a conventional Mutually Assured Destruction standoff where each side holds the other’s critical infrastructure hostage.
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