{"id":328305,"date":"2026-03-23T00:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T00:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/deadline-looms-trump-and-iran-threaten-to-destroy-power-and-water-supplies-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T00:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T00:00:08","slug":"deadline-looms-trump-and-iran-threaten-to-destroy-power-and-water-supplies-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/deadline-looms-trump-and-iran-threaten-to-destroy-power-and-water-supplies-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadline looms: Trump and Iran threaten to destroy power and water supplies | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/BKE-Y9nkUPs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Deadline looms: Trump and Iran threaten to destroy power and water supplies | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BKE-Y9nkUPs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Iran has warned that it will destroy civilian infrastructure including water supplies across the Middle East, if President Trump attacks its civilian power plants.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump has given Iran 48 hours to open the Strait of Hormuz &#8211; the vital sea lane that carries much of the world&#8217;s oil and gas.   If it doesn&#8217;t, he has threatened to &quot;obliterate&quot; its power supplies.<\/p>\n<p>The new exchange of threats to target civilian infrastructure relied on by millions of civilians across the Middle East marks a new escalation in the war.<\/p>\n<p>Israel is also saying it will escalate its military campaign in Lebanon, saying it expects &quot;several more weeks&quot; of fighting there, against Hezbollah militia who are allies of Iran. <\/p>\n<p>Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Joe Inwood, Lucy Williamson, Joe Pike and Faisal Islam.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran has warned that it will destroy civilian infrastructure including water supplies across the Middle East, if President Trump attacks its civilian power plants. 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