PANews reported on March 23 that, according to CCTV International News cited by Cailian Press, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a statement today (March 23) reiterating that if Iran's power system is attacked, Iran will retaliate in kind, targeting Israeli power plants and those supplying power to US military bases in the Middle East. US President Trump posted on social media on March 21 that if Iran fails to "fully open" the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, allowing all ships to pass, the US will target Iranian power plants.