"The blaze could be seen for miles, a towering column of black smoke. Sand was turned to glass. The plant's damaged storage tanks leaked an estimated 15,000 tonnes of oil into the eastern Mediterranean, the largest spill in that sea."
"Even if Trump pushes back his deadline once again, recent history does not suggest that strikes on infrastructure widely seen as war crime are likely to force Iran on to a new path."
"A whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don't want that to happen, but it probably will."
In 2006, Israeli jets bombed the Jiyeh power station, causing a massive oil spill and environmental destruction. The war ended with a ceasefire, but Hezbollah remained intact and rearmed. Donald Trump has threatened military action against Iran, questioning the morality and effectiveness of such strikes. Historical precedents, like the Russian bombardment of Ukraine, show that targeting infrastructure often fails to achieve desired political outcomes. The potential consequences of military action could lead to widespread devastation without changing the adversary's behavior.
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