'We're sinking deeper': Iranians brace for infrastructure strikes as Trump deadline nears
Ordinary Iranians respond to the US president's threat to destroy Iran's power plants and bridges unless it opens the Strait of Hormuz.
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Ordinary Iranians respond to the US president's threat to destroy Iran's power plants and bridges unless it opens the Strait of Hormuz.
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