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Explainer: Which Persian Gulf power plants fueling US war machine are in Iran's crosshairs

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8d ago A lot of the data center protesting in my area is "our electric grid is already struggling" and "they're going to have [large number I haven't been able to source properly] diesel generators and th… -1.5
8d ago The recent US attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure have crippled the country's power grid, forcing citizens to reduce electricity consumption. This echoes the 2019 US drone strike on Saudi Aramc… ×2 -6.5
8d ago Man. I should've kept streaming. Like 30 minutes after I wrapped, the storm fucked off and the threat of a power outage went with it. I even had the ENERGY to go for like 6-8 hours today - which I … +3.5
9d ago power: Western US Power Grid. A network representing the Western States Power Grid of the United States, in which nodes are transforms or power relay points and two nodes are connected if a power … ×2 +1.0
9d ago Agree, my point is when, and I’m all for that £100bn chasing cheaper tonnes of CO2 to not emit, but when does it get cheaper to switch off the final 10% of the power grid? We have to do it at some … +1.0
9d ago KPU's Surrey campus is experiencing a power outage, which is not expected to be resolved by end of day. For more information and the latest updates, visit https://www.kpu.ca/operational-status -3.5
9d ago ...actually focused on fostering wellbeing for their society, have come up with a clever and interesting project: Electric powered school buses which when not driving school kids around, are used t… +5.5
9d ago In NWBC we will continue to fine tune our clocks semi-annually as we deal with 'Alcan Time'. When BC Hydro puts us on the Rio Tinto electrical grid which makes all the clocks run fast. My kitchen… -2.0
10d ago I am just glad they’ve been upgrading lines and trimming trees. We live in rural East Texas but are NOT on the ERCOT Texas power grid - which is a very good thing. Losing power in July or August ca… +2.5
8d ago By the same argument Iran can bomb desalination and electrical grid of gulf countries because they provide water and electricity to the criminal army of US. Those also would be war crimes. US doe… ×2 -8.0
10d ago Me, looking at the MISO real-time dashboard, showing that the power grid was stretched to the max today and is under a level 2 emergency: hey I'm so glad they still called the Gulf of Mexico on thi… -2.5
10d ago (IRGC) previously issued a explicit doctrine stating that if the U.S. or Israel launch a campaign targeting Iran's domestic power grid or energy architecture, Iran will retaliate by continuously … ×8 -7.5
8d ago Trump targets Iran's power grid as Hormuz traffic collapses to 18% of normal Day 130 of Hormuz closure: 7-day avg 16.4 ships/day (-76.0% vs pre-closure norm) #StraitOfHormuz #OOTT #Shipping #Geop… -5.0
8d ago Iran reportedly tells Houthis to close Bab al Mandeb Strait if US strikes power grid www.longwarjournal.org/archives/202... #Sotatoimet #Geopolitics #Security -6.0
8d ago Iran reportedly tells Houthis to close Bab al Mandeb Strait if US strikes power grid https://t.co/6G7lczENno — The Right News, Right Now. (@BradPorcellato) Jul 17, 2026 July 17, 2026 at 10:… -5.0
8d ago “Iran has told its citizens to turn off their air conditioning during peak hours as the country's power grid came under strain amid US strikes.” -4.5
8d ago IRAN MORPHED INTO MAMDANI’S NEW YORK SO QUICKLY, I HARDLY EVEN NOTICED: Iran issues grim new order to citizens after US strikes ‘hit power plants’ as conflict spirals. Iran has told its citizens to… -7.0
8d ago The U.S. completed its sixth straight night of Iran strikes. Chips stocks are falling everywhere: Oil prices remained elevated as the U.S.-Iran conflict continued to disrupt energy flows through th… -6.0
8d ago Iran tells citizens to turn off AC to preserve power grid after US strikes https://www.europesays.com/iran/210999/ Sweltering Iranians were warned by their rulers Friday to shut off their air con… -5.0
8d ago Iran tells citizens to turn off AC to preserve power grid after US strikes ×2 -6.0
8d ago Iran, Houthis threaten Mandeb closure Iran asked Yemen’s Houthi rebels to close the Bab el-Mandeb shipping route if the United States struck Iran’s power grid, sources told Reuters, amid Houthi th… -6.5
8d ago Iran is responding to US attacks on its power grid. Maybe Kuwait should boot the Americans out and be actually neutral? -4.0
8d ago Looks like Iran's answer to attacks on its own power grid.. -5.0
8d ago #Kuwait Energy Ministry: 1 of our power and water desalination plants was attacked by #Iran, setting afire and damaging the facility The fire was extinguished, and technical teams worked to restor… -5.5
8d ago NEW THREAT: Iran Tells Houthis To Shut Red Sea Route If US Strikes Power Grid -5.5
8d ago Iran told Houthis to shut down Bab el-Mandeb Strait if USA hits Iran’s power grid. This is a vital trade shortcut. Closing it forces ships to sail around Africa’s dangerous Cape of Good Hope instea… -6.0
9d ago The U.S. has not yet been confirmed to have attacked Iran’s electrical grid, but Trump is explicitly threatening to do so. Unless I missed something. -7.5
9d ago Speaking of, it looks as though the U.S. just targeted Iran's electrical grid. -8.0
9d ago 🔴 Airstrike | 10/10 🇺🇸 🇮🇷 US airstrikes on Iran: Iranshahr Airport, Bushehr, Qish Island, Bandar Lengeh The United States launched a series of airstrikes on Iran. Targets included Iranshahr Airpor… -8.0
9d ago #Iran is preparing options to widen the war into the Red Sea. Reuters reports that Iran has instructed Yemen’s Houthis to prepare to close Bab el-Mandeb if the U.S. attacks Iran’s electrical grid.… -6.0

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