Iran vows to destroy Middle East water and energy facilities if US attacks power plants

Tehran's response to Trump's threat signals a potentially dangerous escalation as both sides menace sites relied on by millions

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Tehran has said it will irreversibly destroy" essential infrastructure across the Middle East, including vital water systems, if the US follows through on Donald Trump's threat to obliterate" Iran's power plants unless the strait of Hormuz is fully opened within two days.

As Iranian missiles struck two southern Israeli cities overnight, injuring dozens of people, and Tehran deployed long-range missiles for the first time, the developments signalled a dangerous potential escalation of the war, now in its fourth week, with both sides threatening facilities relied on by millions of people.