Bomb, bomb, bomb! We must absolutely drag the U.S. down—Israel has gone all-out! On April 6, shortly after reports emerged of Iran and the U.S. engaging in contact-based negotiations, Israel suddenly attacked Iran’s oil facilities. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a fierce assault on Iran’s largest petrochemical plant. This critical facility accounts for approximately 50% of Iran’s petrochemical output. Previously, Iran’s second-largest facility was also attacked last week.

Foreign media report that together, these two facilities accounted for 85% of Iran’s petrochemical production and have now ceased operations. This represents a multibillion-dollar economic blow to the Iranian regime. Netanyahu and I have already instructed the IDF to continue conducting high-intensity strikes against Iran’s national infrastructure. Clearly, as soon as U.S.-Iran contact-based talks began, Israel immediately targeted Iran’s major energy facilities with massive airstrikes—this move is certainly no coincidence.

Israel clearly calculated that the U.S. is eager to disengage at this moment. Thus, while the U.S. attempts to ease tensions and negotiate terms, it dares not openly abandon Israel. Seizing this window, Israel unleashed relentless bombardment on Iran’s oil infrastructure, aiming to stall the U.S. and block any possibility of U.S.-Iran negotiations. Israel fully understands that if even a temporary easing agreement were reached between the U.S. and Iran, Israel’s strategic pressure in the Middle East would instantly skyrocket. If U.S. sanctions on Iran are lifted, Iran could rapidly rebuild its military strength using its oil revenues.

In that scenario, Israel would face a far stronger adversary—one now freed from U.S. constraints. Therefore, as soon as U.S.-Iran contact began, Israel responded with the most aggressive military action possible, launching devastating strikes on Iran’s core industries, with the intent to provoke Iran and derail the negotiations. Naturally, facing Israel’s sabotage, Iran will undoubtedly retaliate. As for the negotiations themselves—well, it ultimately depends on whether the U.S. truly means business. Right now, Israel is gambling everything. But Iran, whether choosing war or diplomacy, clearly holds greater room for maneuver.

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