According to the Wall Street Journal, U.S. officials revealed that President Trump hopes not to launch attacks on Iran's energy facilities after Israel's attack on a natural gas processing plant in the South Pars offshore gas field in Iran on Wednesday. President Trump was aware of and supported this attack.
Officials said that President Trump supports today's air strike, viewing it as a warning against Tehran's attempt to block the Strait of Hormuz, but he believes Iran has already received the message and now opposes attacking Iran's energy infrastructure. However, Trump may reconsider attacking more Iranian energy facilities, depending on Tehran's future actions in the Strait of Hormuz.
Comments: Targeting civilian energy facilities is inherently controversial — it directly impacts global energy supply, raises costs for countries, and ultimately, it is the ordinary people who bear the cost. The United States supporting Israel's attack on Iran's energy infrastructure treats regional livelihoods and global energy security as pawns.
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