This Saturday, March 7, there was a new escalation in the conflict between Israel and Iran, after the Israel Defense Forces launched precise attacks against oil installations in Tehran, while Iran responded by launching missiles into Israeli territory.
According to military sources cited by several Israeli media, the Israeli Air Force carried out bombings against Iranian oil infrastructure during the night of Saturday. The attacks would mark the first time since the start of the war that Iran's energy infrastructure, considered one of the country's economic pillars, has been directly hit
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An Israeli military official noted that the operation seeks to increase pressure on the Iranian government and described the attacks as “an escalation in damage to the pillars of the Iranian regime.” The source added that new military actions could take place in the coming days
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In response, Iranian state media reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched missiles against the Haifa oil refinery in Northern Israel, in retaliation for Israeli attacks on oil facilities in Tehran
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During the afternoon and night of Saturday, missile warning sirens were activated in several areas of central Israel after projectiles launched from Iranian territory were detected. However, so far, no confirmed impacts or significant damage have been reported
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The Israeli emergency service Magen David Adom reported that it had received no reports of people injured or fatalities following missile launches.
The attacks and military responses reflect a marked escalation between the two countries, with several operations now aimed at strategic infrastructures. Many experts warn that the fact that oil facilities were attacked for the first time in the conflict could increase tensions and have both military and economic repercussions if hostilities continue, mainly in terms of
fuel prices. The Netanyahu government has promised more attacks on Iranian oil infrastructure to weaken the regime's economic apparatus
