US Intelligence Reveals Israel Has Bombed "Dozens" Of Iranian Oil Tankers
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All signs are currently pointing to serious escalation in the Middle East between Israel, Iran, and involving the United States - particularly after Israel's recent claim of an Iranian sponsored attack on an Israeli-owned cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman two weeks ago.
Signaling the likelihood that another red hot 'tanker war' is set for regional waters within the upcoming months, a new bombshell report in The Wall Street Journal on Thursday reveals Israeli intelligence has been waging its own tanker sabotage campaign against the Iranians over the past two years , in order to thwart what Tel Aviv believes are illegal oil shipments that result in funds for terror groups.
"Israel has targeted at least a dozen vessels bound for Syria and mostly carrying Iranian oil out of concern that petroleum profits are funding extremism in the Middle East, US and regional officials say, in a new front in the conflict between Israel and Iran," the WSJ writes.
It also appears part of the Israeli and US campaign to essentially starve the Assad government and bring it to its knees, further amidst near weekly Israeli airstrikes inside the war-torn country. The new report clearly suggests US intelligence officials knew about the covert tanker sabotage campaign in real time , and may have even assisted in some level of the planning or operations . Remember too that during the final months of the Trump administration Pompeo was essentially told he could go "gloves off" when it comes to greenlighting Israeli sabotage against Iran.
The Israeli initiative also appears aimed at ensuring the disruption of Biden's stated plans to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal.
Chief executive for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Mark Dubowitz, summarized Tel Aviv's approach as follows: "Israel stepped up the game beyond sanctions to sabotage," he was quoted in WSJ as saying. "The Red Sea sabotage is keeping with a broader economic warfare campaign."
Israel may target Iranian oil refineries in revenge strikes
Israeli officials reportedly considering ‘significant retaliation’ to Iranian attack within days
srael could target Iranian oil refineries in retaliation for Tuesday night’s attack, in which Tehran launched an estimated 180 ballistic missiles at Tel Aviv and other targets across the country in a dramatic escalation of the conflict between the two countries.
The US website Axios has reported that Israeli officials are considering a “significant retaliation” to the Iranian attack within days that could target oil production facilities inside Iran and other strategic sites.
Israeli officials are understood to be conferring with the US on how to calibrate their military response, which could propel the Middle East closer to the brink of a regional war.
Analysts have also suggested that Israel could target Iranian nuclear programme facilities, although the US may want to rule out that option because of the likelihood it would escalate the conflict further.
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Summary of the day so far
Here’s a recap of the latest developments:
- Israel’s military ordered residents of more than 20 towns in south Lebanon to evacuate their homes immediately on Thursday, signaling that it may widen a ground operation launched earlier this week against Hezbollah. Israel has told people to leave Nabatieh, a provincial capital, and other communities north of the Litani River, which formed the northern edge of the UN-declared buffer zone. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said “Hezbollah’s activities force the IDF to act against it forcefully” and that anybody moving southward would be in danger. Israel has previously ordered 52 other villages inside Lebanon to evacuate.
- Multiple airstrikes were heard in Beirut on Thursday afternoon, with one of them reportedly hitting the office of Hezbollah’s media department in Dahiyeh, the southern suburbs of Beirut. An official from the media office said they were safe, despite the blast. Israel said it had targeted Hezbollah’s intelligence operation. The Lebanese Red Cross said its convoy accompanied by the Lebanese Army was struck while evacuating wounded from Taybeh, a border-village in southern Lebanon.
- Israeli strikes on a central Beirut medical centre killed at least nine people in the early hours on Thursday. The Israeli strike hit a medical centre belonging to the Hezbollah-linked Islamic Health Organisation in the early hours of Thursday. The attack was the second airstrike on central Beirut this week, with most strikes having previously been confined to suburbs in the southern suburbs. At least seven people are known to have died in the strike on Hezbollah-linked Islamic Health Organisation in the early hours of Thursday. The attack was the second Israeli airstrike on central Beirut this week. The EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, described the Israeli strike as a “violation of international humanitarian law”.
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Explosions heard, fireball seen as strikes land in Beirut
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