PANews reported on March 22 that, according to Jinshi News, in response to US President Trump's ultimatum demanding Iran open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf stated on the 22nd that if Iranian power plants and other infrastructure become targets, all vital energy and oil facilities in the Middle East will be considered legitimate targets and irreversibly destroyed, leading to a prolonged rise in oil prices. Trump posted on social media on the evening of the 21st, demanding that Iran open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, or he would launch attacks on and destroy "all types of power plants" in Iran.