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U.S. asks Israel to refrain from attacking Iran’s energy facilities

JH Kim

Summary

The U.S. government reportedly made an informal request that Israel refrain from additional attacks on Iran’s energy and oil infrastructure.
It reportedly marks the first case in which the U.S. sought to limit the scope of Israel’s attacks, citing concerns over civilian harm and the potential for retaliatory escalation in the Middle East.
The U.S. said it is worried about postwar cooperation with Iran’s oil industry and the risk of instability in global energy markets.

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The U.S. government has reportedly asked Israel to refrain from further attacks on Iran’s energy and oil infrastructure.

According to Walter Bloomberg on the 10th (local time), the U.S. government made an informal request that Israel not carry out additional strikes on Iran-related energy facilities.

This is said to be the first instance since the start of the two countries’ joint military operation in which the U.S. sought to limit the scope of Israel’s attacks.

The U.S. is reportedly concerned about the possibility of escalating civilian casualties, issues surrounding cooperation with Iran’s oil industry after the war, and the risk that retaliatory escalation in the Middle East could roil global energy markets.