Interactive Map: Iran's Power Plants
Iran has 29 power plants with an output of at least 1,000 MW. US President Donald Trump has threatened a major attack against the country's power infrastructure if it does not agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Tap a power plant on the map to see its name and power output.
EU Groups Looking At Energy-Saving Measures In Response To Iran War Crisis
Key European Union oil and gas groups will hold meetings this week as countries around the bloc scramble to deal with the impact of the US-Israel-led war with Iran on energy prices and supplies.
European Commission spokeswoman Anna-Kaisa Itkonen told a news briefing on April 7 the oil coordination group will meet on April 8, while the gas group will convene the following day.
The EU is facing energy-saving measures such as reduced air travel, highway speed limits, and work-from-home directives as the war has resulted in the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, the transit corridor for about 20 percent of the world's oil and gas.
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Macron Says French Nationals Held By Iran Released
Prime Minister Emannuel Macron said two French nationals held in Iran for more than three years have been released and are on their way home.
"Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris are free and on their way back to France after three and a half years of detention in Iran," Macron said in a social media post on X on April 7.
The pair were arrested in Tehran in May 2022 as they were wrapping up a sightseeing holiday in Iran. In October 2025, they were sentenced to lengthy prison terms for allegedly spying for France and Israel.
Families for the two educators have denied the charges.
JD Vance: America Has Tools It Hasn't Yet Used Against Iran
US Vice President JD Vance warned on April 8 that the United States "has tools at our disposal that we have not yet decided to use" against Iran.
"The United States has achieved its military objectives," Vance, who was in Hungary to meet with Prime Minister Viktor Orban, told reporters, adding that the situation now depends on Tehran and that further steps remain under consideration.
"We have tools at our disposal that we have not yet decided to use," he reiterated, emphasizing that the United States retains additional options. He added that the president could choose to act if Iran does not change course.
Vance did not provide further details on what those tools might be.
Trump Issues Dire Warning To A 'Whole Civilization'
US President Donald Trump has warned that "a whole civilization will die tonight" if Iran fails to reach a deal with the United States before his self-imposed deadline expires amid a ratcheting up of air strikes on Iranian targets and a defiant response from Tehran.
"A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on April 7. "I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will."
Trump's threat follows his warnings that the United States would target Iran's power plants and bridges in remarks described by Iranian officials as threats that amount to "war crimes," though some international legal experts dispute such a claim.
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Chinese Envoy, French Ambassador Meet Ahead Of UN Vote On Hormuz
France's ambassador to China, Bertrand Lortholary, met with Zhai Jun, China's special envoy to the Middle East, on April 7 as the delayed UN security council vote is expected to go ahead on a Bahraini resolution to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry released a statement from both sides, with Lortholary stating the five-point peace plan agreed between Pakistan and China last week was "more in line with France's position." The French ambassador also affirmed the country's willingness "to maintain coordination with China to promote the restoration of peace and stability in the region."
The resolution, which was to be voted on late last week, saw resistance from China, France, and Russia and has since been watered down. A previous draft resolution would have authorized "all necessary means" to protect shipping on the strait.
On April 2, China's ambassador to the United Nations, Fu Cong, spoke against authorizing any use of force, saying such a move would be "legitimizing the unlawful and indiscriminate use of force, which would inevitably lead to further escalation of the situation and lead to serious consequences."
Strikes Hit Tehran As US Deadline To Target Power Plants Nears
US-Israeli strikes continued to hit Iran on April 7 as it faces a looming deadline to reach a deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump has threatened to destroy "every power plant" and bridge in the country if Tehran doesn't reach an agreement by 8 p.m. US Eastern Time. Iran, meanwhile, remained defiant and responded with more retaliatory attacks on Israel. (Video by RFE/RL's Radio Farda and Will Tizard)
Iran Reports Strikes On Its Infrastructure Ahead Of Trump Deadline
US and Israeli air strikes hit multiple locations across Iran, including infrastructure and the strategic Kharg Island, as an evening deadline from Washington for Tehran to agree to a deal to end the war approached with neither side signaling the intention to back down.
Iranian media reported explosions across Tehran and the sound of air defense fire on April 7, with some accounts describing fighter jets flying at low altitude over the capital.
Strikes were also reported on Iran's Kharg Island, where some 90 percent of Iran’s oil exports are shipped from, as well as major bridges on the Tabriz-Zanjan highway and another near the holy city of Qom.
The reports could not be independently verified.
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Revolutionary Guards Warn Iran Will Respond Beyond Region If US Crosses 'Red Lines'
In a stark escalation of rhetoric, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) warned in a statement that it would target US and allied infrastructure across the Middle East region if the United States crossed "red lines."
The warning on April 7 came hours before a deadline set by US President Donald Trump, who threatened to wipe out Iran's power plants and bridges if it doesn't reach an agreement to end the war.
The IRGC also put American partners in the Persian Gulf and beyond on notice, saying that restraint shown toward neighboring states "out of good neighborliness" was now over and that "all such considerations have been lifted" -- a signal that Gulf Arab states hosting US military assets could become direct targets.
The statement marks a shift in Iran's stated position: while Tehran has previously struck targets in several regional countries, it had until now maintained that those states themselves were not the intended enemy -- a distinction it appears to be threatening to abandon.
With reporting by Kian Sharifi and AFP
Gunfight Near Israeli Consulate In Istanbul Leaves One Dead, Police Injured
One attacker was killed and two others wounded in a shoot-out with security forces near the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Governor Davut Gul said on April 7.
Two police officers were slightly injured in what he described as a “provocation.”
Turkish authorities said the consulate has been inactive for two years and that there were no staff on site.
Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci said the suspects had travelled from the nearby Kocaeli province and their identities were known, with one linked to a group “exploiting religion.”
The motive remains unclear.