US President Donald Trump gave Iran a two-day deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or have its power plants bombed. Trump, in a sign of the pressure he's under to get the vital waterway open again and bring down soaring oil and natural gas prices, said Iran must "fully open, without threat," the strait.

President Trump has voiced his frustration with allied reluctance to help the United States reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

The Pentagon has deployed the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit to the Middle East, providing President Trump options to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.