"Israel's military confirmed that it hit the fuel storage facilities in Tehran. Associated Press video showed the horizon glowing against the night sky above Tehran. It appeared to be the first time a civil industrial facility has been targeted in the war. State media blamed "an attack from the U.S. and the Zionist regime" at the facility that supplies the capital and neighboring provinces in the north."
"A rift between politicians looking to de-escalate the war and others committed to battling the United States and Israel could complicate any diplomatic efforts. Conflicting Iranian statements came from two of the three members of the leadership council overseeing Iran since Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the war's opening airstrikes."
"Trump threatened that Iran would be "hit very hard" and more "areas and groups of people" would become targets, without elaborating. Already, the conflict has rattled global markets and left Iran's leadership weakened by hundreds of Israeli and American airstrikes."
Israel's military confirmed striking fuel storage facilities in Tehran, marking the first targeting of a civil industrial facility in the week-old conflict. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian apologized for attacks on neighboring countries while rejecting Trump's demand for unconditional surrender. However, significant divisions exist within Iran's leadership between officials seeking de-escalation and hardliners committed to continued warfare against the United States and Israel. Trump stated the U.S. is not seeking settlement and threatened Iran would be hit very hard with additional targets. The conflict has already weakened Iran's leadership through hundreds of Israeli and American airstrikes and rattled global markets.
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