(Bloomberg) – Israel did not signal any truce in his campaign to destroy Iran’s nuclear abilities, with the risks in the rich oil region increasing as nations bombed military and civilian targets.
On the third day of fighting, Israel attacked Tehran on Sunday (15), and Iran fired several waves of drones and missiles. Since Friday (13), 14 people have been killed in Israel for Iranian attacks and almost 400 were injured, according to Israeli emergency services. At least 80 people were killed in Iran, according to the government, although it has not updated that number since Saturday.
A growing question was whether the US, who denied having participated in any offensive role on the part of Israel, could join the offensive against Iran, in particular to destroy Fordow, its most deeply buried nuclear installation. Experts have long claimed that Israel does not have firepower alone.
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President Donald Trump, who ran for election in part to avoid US military involvement, said on Sunday that. He did not signal any immediate readiness to do so, even if Republican colleagues said that any Iranian attack on US interests could cause such an intervention.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to answer questions in an interview with Fox News about if he had requested a penetration pumps of 13,600 kg (30,000 pounds) to the US. But he said that “there are other plans” and that Israel has “several letters in the sleeve” that would not necessarily need direct help from the US.
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“We are absolutely determined to eliminate this threat,” said Netanyahu. “It will end when we remove your abilities – and that will happen.”
Iran also said on Sunday that it had not yet used its advanced weapons against Israel, according to the semi -official news agency.
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Some time since the conflict began on Friday, Trump discouraged Israel from trying to kill Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after Israeli authorities said they had an opportunity, a senior employee said. The measure was initially reported by Reuters.
Previously, the Minister of Defense Israel Katz said that the targets of his country now include the “Tehran regime.” Israeli authorities have denied that the regime change is part of the official objective of the conflict, although Netanyahu has urged the Iranians to overthrow their leaders.
Middle Eastern action markets, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar, fell mostly on Sunday, while the Egyptian pound devalued about 1.8%, exceeding $ 50 per dollar in local negotiations. The Israeli actions went up, led by the defense company Elbit Systems Ltd.
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Despite his reflections on possible US involvement, Trump said on Sunday that Iran and Israel “should make an agreement, and make an agreement.”
“Soon, we’ll have peace between Israel and Iran!” He said at Truth Social. “Many calls and meetings are happening now.”
Iran has received messages from the Trump administration denying US involvement in Israeli attacks, the country’s Foreign Minister ABBAS ARRAGHCHI said on Sunday. However, he stated that “informal messages are not enough” and urged the US to condemn attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities.
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Araye also addressed Saturday’s attacks against Iran’s critical energy infrastructure, near the Persian Gulf Coast, warning that any insecurity in the region “could have serious consequences for the safety and stability of the world.”
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There were explosions throughout Iran on Saturday, including one in a natural gas plant linked to the gigantic south pars field. Although Iran exports little gas and Israel seems to have not attacked its oil fields or gross oil transport facilities, the measure is in danger of further raising global energy prices-which fired on Friday.
Meanwhile, the United Nations Atomic Surveillance agency reported that several attacks on Iran’s Uranium Conversion Installation in Isfahan, south of Tehran, resulted in serious damage.
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Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi told state television that “we will no longer cooperate with the agency as we did before,” referring to the UN agency, called the International Atomic Energy Agency.
According to the Iran Fars News Service, an important parliamentary committee said Tehran should no longer adhere to the Nuclear Non -Proliferation Treaty, the fundamental weapons control agreement that forces signatories to accept inspections.
For now, it is unclear if the government will take such measures.
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The Archi-Inflames Israel and Iran have long crashed a dark war. The Jewish state has been accused of cyber attacks and murder of Iranian scientists, while Tehran finances anti-Israel militias in the Middle East. These tensions increased after Hamas, a Palestinian group supported by Iran, attacked Israel on October 7, 2023. This led Israel and Iran firing missiles and drones against each other twice last year.
Still, this is the most serious conflict so far. It began on Friday morning, when Israel attacked Iran’s nuclear and military facilities using jets and drones, killing several high-ranking atomic commanders and scientists.
Israel said it intends to end Iran’s ability to build a nuclear bomb, which considers an existential threat. Iran denies its intention to build an atomic weapon, stating that its program has purely civil purposes.
The attacks on Iran’s defenses seem to have given Israel aerial superiority over the Islamic Republic, including its capital.
On Sunday, the Israeli army asked Iranians to “immediately evacuate” areas near arms production facilities and “not returning to a new warning.”
Iranian leaders now face a dilemma. They cannot afford to look weak. But their options are narrowing and the groups they support – such as Hezbollah in Lebanon – have limited ability to support the Islamic Republic and has been hard hit by Israel last year.
Netanyahu said his military “would attack every place and targets of the Ayatollah regime,” while Khamenei said Israel “will pay a very high price.”
The conflict shook global markets on Friday, with oil rising 7% and investors buying safe assets such as gold. The MSCI World Index of developed countries’ shares has had the largest drop since April.
Iran canceled its next round of nuclear negotiations with the US, scheduled for Oman on Sunday. On the same day, Trump said he could still close a nuclear deal with Iran.
He will meet with other G7 leaders in Canada, and the conflict will be at the center of the discussions. Israel asks Washington and European countries to attack Iran, arguing that this is necessary to prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon.
Middle Eastern leaders and Russian President Vladimir Putin express growing concern that the conflict leaves control. They have urged both sides to calm the situation quickly.
Germany Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, speaking to the local ARD broadcaster, asked the regional states to talk to Iran while Berlin continues to get involved with Israel.
Germany, France and the United Kingdom are, he said of Qatar, ready to negotiate with Iran about his nuclear program.
Broader conflicts – especially any attack on US military or diplomatic facilities in the region – can help Iran’s rulers internally, but would dramatically intensify the dangers they face.
It is unclear whether Tehran is considering last resort options, such as attacking oil tankers, where Middle East countries send about one fifth of world oil.
This type of action can attract the US, the most powerful army in the world, to conflict, something Tehran has probably estimated that it cannot afford to do, according to Bloomberg Economics analysts. This is partly due to the fact that the Iranian economy is already weakened, with inflation of almost 40%, and high public frustration with the government.
