Israel and Iran trade strikes
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Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other overnight into Sunday, as U.S. President Donald Trump said the conflict could be easily ended while warning Tehran not to strike any U.S. targets.
Iran and Israel continued on Sunday their aerial attacks, which began Friday with a series of Israeli strikes on Iran.
Little more than a day after Israel launched its sudden campaign of airstrikes targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities, senior military and civilian leaders, the country's military spokesperson Effie Defrin said 70 warplanes attacked more than 40 targets in Tehran overnight,
Israel’s attack on Iran was long in the making – the result of years of meticulous planning by Israel and days of high-stakes talks between Tel Aviv and Washington, officials told CNN.
Israel attacked an onshore refinery at Phase 14 of Iran’s giant South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf on Saturday, as it expanded its assault on the Islamic Republic to targeting its critical energy sector.
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President Trump warned Iran that any attack on U.S. interests would bring a massive retaliation. "The U.S. had nothing to do with the attack on Iran, tonight," he wrote on the Truth Social platform. "If we are attacked in any way,
In a worst-case scenario, oil prices could surge to $120 per barrel, according to Lazard Geopolitical Advisory.