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Israel, US Strike Gas Facilities In Iran’s Isfahan, Possibly Triggering Retaliation Against Gulf

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Summary

• Israel, US strike gas pipeline, distribution station in Iran
• Trump announces “productive” talks with Iran, “postpones” military strikes for 5 days
• Iran Foreign Ministry + Parliament speaker say no talks have happened, after Trump said “speaking with a top person in Iran”, says will “just keep bombing” if Iran talks fail
• Trump says Hormuz will be “jointly controlled”; Russia and Pakistan step-up as potential mediators, engage with Tehran; US officials have told CBS News that there are at least a dozen underwater mines through the vital passageway, citing US intelligence.
• Israel is not seeing an imminent end to the war, and plans to continue operations while avoiding energy assets, an Israeli official said. US says Israel “will be pleased”
• Iran publishes broad list of potential regional targets: threatens “the entire region will go dark.”
• IEA Executive Director warns of 1970s level oil shocks: “No country will be immune to the effects of this crisis if it continues to go in this direction.” Russia mediates in call with Tehran.

Gas Facilities Hit in Strikes On Isfahan: FARS

Overnight reports are emerging of a huge and alarming escalation which will likely dash any chance at alleged peace talks: US-Israeli strikes Monday reportedly targeted energy-related facilities in Iran’s Isfahan province and southwestern city of Khorramshahr:

Israel and the United States have delivered strikes on a pipeline and a gas distribution station in southwestern and central Iran, Fars reported.

According to the news agency, the building of a gas distribution station in Isfahan and a gas pipeline running to a power plant in Khorramshahr on the border with Iraq came under attack. No injuries have been reported. Material damage was caused to the infrastructure and adjacent residential buildings, the news agency specified.

Reportedly a natural gas administration building and a gas pressure reduction station were hit, with damage in the area also impacting residential areas. As a reminder of where things stand, via TASS:

• On March 21, President Donald Trump stated that the United States would destroy several Iranian power plants if the Strait of Hormuz was not fully reopened to shipping within 48 hours. In response, the Iranian Armed Forces General Staff warned that, in the event of such an attack, Iran would launch retaliatory strikes against US energy and communications infrastructure in the region.
• On March 23, the US leader ordered the Pentagon to postpone strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure for five days amid what he called ongoing “constructive conversations” between Washington and Tehran. Iran denied holding talks with the United States.

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