Iran has warned the US and its allies the regime will “deprive the US and its allies of the region’s oil and gas for years” should Donald Trump give the order to attack power plants and bridges in the country. This followed a series of expletive‑filled posts from US President Donald Trump who issued Iran a fresh ultimatum that is due to expire today.

Trump threatened to target civilian infrastructure unless Tehran reopens the Strait of Hormuz on “Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time”, 1am Wednesday in the UK. Trump delivered an extraordinary tirade on Sunday, telling Iran to “open the F***in’ Strait’ or face “living in hell”. Showing no sign of backing down Iran’s Paramilitary Revolutionary Guard today warned they will cut off the US and its allies from the region’s oil and gas supplies for years should President Trump go through with his threats.

Tehran also issued a new warning to the Gulf Arab states, declaring it will no longer hold back in its actions toward them.

“We have exercised great restraint and had considerations in choosing retaliatory targets, but from now on all these considerations have been removed,” the warning read.