Iran Combines Real-World Missile Attacks With Online Threats
Iran launched a missile strike, a disinformation push and a cyberattack targeting Israel all at the same time, analysts say.
Iran launched a missile strike, a disinformation push and a cyberattack targeting Israel all at the same time, analysts say.
The president was cagey about his plans for Iran. He confirmed the Pentagon was seeking $200 billion to support a protracted war effort while also claiming it would be over soon.
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President Trump first said the United States “knew nothing” about an attack on the gas field in Iran, which sent global oil and gas prices soaring. He then said he cautioned Israel against it.
The move comes after President Trump sharply criticized Prime Minister Keir Starmer for not supporting his initial military strikes on Iran.
Lasting damage to Ras Laffan Industrial City, the world’s largest liquefied natural gas export plant, would have big consequences for the global energy market.
Qatar blamed Iran for an attack on a major energy hub, a day after Iran vowed retaliation for an airstrike on the South Pars field that it said was carried out by Israel.
Attacks on oil and natural gas facilities this week could make it much harder for Persian Gulf countries to rebuild and restart production when the war eventually end.
As the conflict with Iran intensifies, President Trump’s options — to fight on or move toward pulling back — both carry deeply problematic consequences.
The U. S. cannot both end the war immediately and claim victory.
President Trump said Israel was responsible for the attack, but vowed to “massively” destroy the gas field if Tehran hit Qatar’s energy facilities in retaliation.
Several others were injured in the strike, which hit a caravan being used as a hair salon in the town of Beit Awwa, according to Palestinian officials.
A day of strikes on energy facilities and testimony in Washington to members of Congress.
For the second time since the war began, Senate Democrats tried and failed to win passage of a resolution that would have halted the offensive until President Trump went to Congress for approval.
Residents in Tehran and elsewhere say the attacks come at all hours and rock the ground.
The South Pars gas field, hit by airstrikes on Wednesday, is central to the energy supply of Iran, which was already suffering blackouts before the war.
The attacks could worsen the severe electricity shortages that Iranians already face.
As the war has stretched into its third week, the Iranian government has blocked internet access for most of its 92 million citizens.
Our national security reporter David E. Sanger describes how President Trump is considering a risky commando operation at an Iranian nuclear site.
The strikes on a gas field in Iran and an industrial complex in Qatar appeared to be some of the most significant attacks on energy sites since the U. S. -Israeli air war against Iran began.