Any US‑linked site in Middle East will be hit if infrastructure is attacked: Iran FM spokesman
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Any US‑linked site in Middle East will be hit if infrastructure is attacked: Iran FM spokesman

April 5, 2026
Al Jazeera English
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US President Donald Trump has threatened to unleash the might of the US military on Iran to get the Strait of Hormuz reopened. He's set a fast-approaching deadline for it to reopen the waterway, promising to attack civilian sites if it remains shut. But Tehran has warned it will retaliate against attacks on Iranian infrastructure. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says any US-related location in the Middle East would be a target.

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