WASHINGTON (VINnews) — Iran’s parliamentary speaker warned that any attack on the country’s power plants would prompt retaliatory strikes on energy and oil infrastructure across the region, escalating tensions in a volatile geopolitical standoff.

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a social media post that critical energy facilities throughout the region could be targeted if Iran is struck, adding that such actions would have lasting consequences and could drive oil prices higher.

His comments followed a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump, who said Saturday that the United States could strike Iranian power plants if freedom of navigation is not restored through the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.