Live updates: Trump says US will bomb Iran's power plants if Strait of Hormuz isn't reopened

President Donald Trump took the United States to war without a vote of support from Congress, but lawmakers are increasingly questioning when, how and at what cost the war with Iran will come to an end.

As the conflict enters its fourth week, the toll is becoming apparent. At least 13 U.S. military personnel have died, and more than 230 have been wounded. A $200 billion request from the Pentagon for war funds is pending at the White House. Allies are under attack, oil prices are spiking and thousands of U.S. troops are deploying to the Middle East with no endgame in sight.

Trump said late Friday that he was considering "winding down" the military operations even as he outlined new objectives and goals. Meanwhile, Israel said Saturday that the war was only at its half-way point and vowed to ramp up attacks. 

Here are the latest Iran war updates from Sunday:

Trump says US will bomb Iran's power plants if Strait of Hormuz isn't reopened

Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Iran power plants

President Trump on Saturday threatened to "hit and obliterate" Iran's power plants if it does not "fully open, without threat, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 hours from this exact point of time."

8:09 a.m. ET: Trump has warned that the U.S. will "obliterate" Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.

The Strait of Hormuz, where about 20% of the world's oil passes through daily, has effectively been closed since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran. Trump is facing increasing pressure at home to secure the strait as oil prices soar.

Trump said on Saturday that he would give Iran 48 hours to open the vital Strait of Hormuz or face a new round of attacks. He said the U.S. would destroy "various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!"

This handout photo taken on March 11, 2026 and released by the Royal Thai Navy shows smoke rising from the Thai bulk carrier 'Mayuree Naree' near the Strait of Hormuz after an attack. (Photo by Handout / ROYAL THAI NAVY / AFP via Getty Images) 

He may have meant the Bushehr nuclear power plant, Iran's biggest, which was already hit last week, or Damavand, a natural gas plant near Tehran, Iran's capital.

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In turn, Iran warned early Sunday that any strike on its energy facilities would prompt attacks on U.S. and Israeli energy and infrastructure assets — specifically information technology and desalination facilities — in the region, according to a statement citing an Iranian military spokesperson carried by state media and semiofficial outlets.

Qatar says 6 dead in helicopter crash

Iran war continues to escalate

Kori Schake, director of foreign and defense policy at AEI, joins LiveNOW's J Russell to discuss the latest on the Iran war. 

8:05 a.m. ET: One person is still missing from the crash on Saturday in Qatar's territorial waters, the Qatari Interior Ministry said.

Officials didn’t clarify the nationality of the dead or say if they were civilian or military.

The Defense Ministry blamed a "technical malfunction" for the crash.