Israel hits Iran petrochemical plant in new strikes despite Trump reprimand
Israel said on Monday it hit a petrochemical plant in Iran’s southwest, along with strikes elsewhere on military targets, after U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from further attacks. In the first hit on an energy site inside Iran since the April 8 ceasefire, Israel said it struck targets at the Mahshahr petrochemical complex, while a provincial official told Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency parts of the plan
Israel conducted new airstrikes against Iranian military infrastructure and a petrochemical facility in Mahshahr, marking the first time an energy site has been targeted since the April ceasefire. This escalation follows a series of retaliatory missile exchanges between the two nations, including Iranian strikes aimed at the Ramat David air base. The military actions persist despite direct pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, who recently instructed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to halt offensive operations. Trump publicly dismissed the significance of these strikes, asserting that they will not derail ongoing peace negotiations between Washington and Tehran. Meanwhile, the renewed hostilities have triggered a notable increase in global oil prices, with Brent crude rising above $96 per barrel.
The continued military escalation between Israel and Iran directly threatens the stability of U.S.-led peace efforts and global energy markets.
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