Israeli strikes on 30 Iranian fuel depots “significantly exceeded” American expectations and sparked the first serious disagreements between the allies, Axios wrote, citing sources on both sides.
Israel bombed fuel depots on Saturday, March 7. The IDF claimed that the fuel depots were “used by the Iranian regime” to supply military departments, among other things.
The Israeli side informed the United States of this attack. However, the US military was astonished by how widespread the strikes were, Axios wrote. According to the Israeli official, the American message to Israel after that was:
According to Axios, the United States is concerned that Israeli attacks on infrastructure could rally Iranian society around the regime and lead to higher oil prices. One of Donald Trump’s advisers said: “The president does not like this attack. He wants to preserve oil, not burn it. He is reminding people of high gas prices.”
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham (close ally of Trump) Named Israel “exercise caution” in choosing targets. He noted that Israel has demonstrated “impressive capabilities” when it comes to undermining the regime. But “the day will soon come when the Iranian people will decide their fate,” and in this regard, Israel must “be careful,” because the oil economy will be important for the Iranian people so that they can “start a new and better life after the fall of the regime.”