Airstrikes across Iran killed at least 15 people on Tuesday, as Iran opened fire on Israel and Saudi Arabia, prompting the temporary closure of a major bridge.
The attacks came as Iranian officials urged young people to form human chains around power plants to protect them, as the deadline set by US President Donald Trump for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz loomed.
Trump has threatened to blow up all of Iran’s facilities and bridges if Iran does not meet a deadline of Tuesday at 8 p.m. EDT (8 a.m. Wednesday Hong Kong time) to allow shipping to resume through the strategic waterway, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil passes in peacetime.
“The whole country could be wiped out overnight,” Trump said.
The Israeli army warned Persian Iranians to avoid taking trains all day, possibly calling the rail network.
