Fresh US and Israeli airstrikes on Iranian fuel depots have drawn a fiery vow of revenge from Tehran. Khatam al-Anbiya’s Ibrahim Zolfaghari pleaded with Middle Eastern Muslim states to pressure the perpetrators into halting assaults on Iran’s energy backbone.
The Saturday evening barrage hit multiple sites in Tehran and Alborz, briefly halting fuel distribution and igniting worries about pollution and public health. Zolfaghari decried the ‘savage’ onslaughts on civilian-adjacent facilities, noting deaths among ordinary people.
Regional powers must warn against such ‘cowardly atrocities,’ he said, or face Iran’s equivalent reprisals. His stark ultimatum: ‘Tolerate oil at over $200 a barrel if you dare continue.’
Tensions trace back to February 28’s devastating raids, which felled Khamenei, relatives, commanders, and innocents, met by Iran’s drone and missile volleys against Israeli and US assets. On Saturday, IRGC forces struck back at Haifa’s refinery with Kheibar Shekan munitions, per Sepah News.
Iran’s national oil entity described scenes of infernos at targeted tanks, firefighters racing against spreading flames as Tehran reverberated with explosions. This cycle of vengeance underscores a deepening rift, with energy security now a frontline battleground.
Beyond immediate fallout, the exchanges risk drawing in proxies and allies, threatening a wider war. Observers call for urgent de-escalation, but Tehran’s resolute tone suggests preparedness for prolonged confrontation, with oil markets as the unwitting arena.