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US Applies Pressure on Iran’s Power Grid

ezra cohen
ezra cohen
Adjunct Fellow
Ezra Cohen
A fireball rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in Beirut's southern suburbs overnight March 10 to 11, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A fireball rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in Beirut's southern suburbs overnight March 10 to 11, 2026. (Getty Images)

On BBC, Ezra Cohen discusses how the United States’ threat to strike Iranian power plants is not an empty promise, but a statement backed by serious capability and intent. This threat emphasis on the US efforts to open the Strait of Hormuz.