"The IDF claimed in a statement that the fuel depots "are used by the Iranian regime to supply fuel to different consumers including its military organs." An Israeli military official said the strikes were intended in part to tell Iran to stop targeting Israeli civilian infrastructure."
"Israeli and U.S. officials said the IDF notified the U.S. military ahead of the strikes. But a U.S. official said that the U.S. military was surprised by how wide-ranging they were. "We don't think it was a good idea," a senior U.S. official said."
"The spokesman for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters warned Saturday that if attacks on Iran's oil infrastructure continue, Tehran may respond with similar strikes across the region. He added that Iran so far hasn't targeted regional fuel and energy infrastructure and threatened that if Iran does, oil prices could hit $200 a barrel."
Israeli air force strikes on Saturday targeted fuel depots in Tehran, creating visible fires and smoke across the capital. The IDF stated the depots supplied fuel to Iranian military organs and intended the strikes partly to deter Iranian attacks on Israeli civilian infrastructure. Israeli officials notified U.S. military beforehand, but U.S. officials were surprised by the strikes' scope and expressed disapproval. U.S. concerns focus on potential oil market disruption and price increases. Iran's military leadership warned that continued attacks on oil infrastructure could trigger regional retaliation and push oil prices to $200 per barrel. Senior Iranian officials threatened immediate retaliation if attacks continue. U.S. and Israeli leadership are expected to address disagreements at senior political levels.
#israeli-iranian-conflict #military-strikes #oil-markets-and-energy-prices #us-israel-relations #regional-escalation
Read at Axios
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]