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Trump's threat: Open Hormuz within 48 hours

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Updated 01.10 | Published 00.26

             

President Donald Trump threatens Iran again. Image from last Friday. Photo: Julia Demaree Nikhinson /AP/TT

US President Donald Trump threatens Iran with attacks on energy infrastructure if the country does not open the Strait of Hormuz within two days.

"If Iran does not, without threats, completely open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours from this time, the United States will destroy their various power plants," he wrote on his own platform Truth social on Sunday night.

Trump has previously hinted that he is considering scaling back the effort against Iran. 

USA:s president Donald Trump hotar Iran med attacker mot energiinfrastruktur om landet inte öppnar Hormuzsundet inom två dygn.

”Om Iran inte, utan hot, helt öppnar Hormuzsundet inom 48 timmar från denna tidpunkt, kommer USA att förinta deras olika kraftverk”, skriver han på sin egen plattform Truth social natten mot söndag.

Trump har tidigare luftat att han överväger att trappa ned insatsen mot Iran.

Netanyahu: “Very difficult evening”

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Published 00.26

 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Image from earlier this week. Photo: Ronen Zvulun/AP/TT

After the Iranian attacks on two cities in southern Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says in a written statement that Israel is determined to continue attacking Iran.

“This is a very difficult evening in the war for our future,” he says, and continues:

”We are determined to continue attacking our enemies on all fronts.”

Large protest against the government in Prague

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Published 07.23 

 

Around 200,000 people were present during Saturday’s demonstration in Prague, according to the organizer. Photo: Michal Turek /AP/TT

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Letná Park in the Czech capital Prague on Saturday to demonstrate against the government and Prime Minister Andrej Babis.

According to the organizer, up to 200,000 demonstrators were there to protest against the government, which they believe threatens democracy and steers the country away from support for Ukraine.

Billionaire Babis, who also led the country from 2017 to 2021, formed a nationalist three-party government in December. The government has joined Hungary and Slovakia in its position towards Ukraine and opposes all financial aid to the country and loan guarantees from the EU in its war against Russia.

The protest follows a recent decision by the lower house of parliament to maintain Babis' immunity from prosecution in a large-scale fraud case involving EU subsidies.