U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on social media Saturday that the United States would target Iranian power plants if the country fails to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.
The target will start with the biggest one first, Trump said in a post on his social media platform Truth Social. The Bushehr nuclear power plant, situated on Iran's southern coast along the Persian Gulf, is widely considered the largest power plant in the country.
Iran swiftly responded to the threat. According to Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency, the country's primary military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, warned on Sunday that it would strike "all energy, information technology and desalination infrastructure belonging to the U.S. and the regime in the region" if its energy infrastructure was attacked.
Trump threatens to hit Iran's power plants if Hormuz not opened in 48 hours
Trump threatens to hit Iran's power plants if Hormuz not opened in 48 hours
Turkmenistan and China place great importance on cultural exchanges between the two countries, with significant achievements made in the education sector, Turkmen national leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said in Beijing on Wednesday.
At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, Berdimuhamedov, chairman of the People's Council of Turkmenistan, the supreme representative organ of people's power in the Central Asian country, paid a goodwill visit to China from March 17 to 19.
In an interview with China Media Group (CMG), Berdimuhamedov noted that the two countries have made substantial achievements in cultural and educational exchanges and expect further progress.
"Turkmenistan and China both highly value exchanges and cooperation in the fields of culture, science and technology, and education, and both provide sustained and strong national support for these efforts, which is only natural and logical. This focus is vividly reflected in our various cultural days and themed years, as well as in the mutual visits and performances of artists from both countries, the jointly organized art festivals, and the numerous academic seminars," said Berdimuhamedov.
"The two sides now are actively discussing to establish a Chinese cultural center in Turkmenistan and a Turkmen cultural center in China. I would like to particularly stress the fruitful results in education cooperation. Currently, more than 10,000 Turkmen citizens are studying at various Chinese higher education institutions and educational organizations, and nine higher education institutions plus 10 secondary schools in Turkmenistan now offer Chinese-language programs," he said.
Turkmenistan, China highly value bilateral cultural exchanges: Turkmen national leader
