Escalation

[Regiomontanus]

"Israel carried out covert attacks on two major natural gas pipelines inside Iran this week, disrupting the flow of heat and cooking gas to provinces with millions of people, according to two Western officials and a military strategist affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps.

The strikes represent a notable shift in the shadow war that Israel and Iran have been waging by air, land, sea and cyberattack for years.

Israel has long targeted military and nuclear sites inside Iran — and assassinated Iranian nuclear scientists and commanders, both inside and outside of the country. Israel has also waged cyberattacks to disable servers belonging to the oil ministry, causing turmoil at gas stations nationwide.

But blowing up part of the country’s energy infrastructure, relied on by industries, factories and millions of civilians, marked an escalation in the covert war and appeared to open a new frontier, officials and analysts said."



Confronting Hamas in Gaza ~ ok, a debate there. But, if this report is true, WTF?

Does Israel WANT a larger war?


Sorry, paywall: Israel Was Behind Attacks on Major Gas Pipelines in Iran, Officials Say

 

[Twilight Hue]

"Israel carried out covert attacks on two major natural gas pipelines inside Iran this week, disrupting the flow of heat and cooking gas to provinces with millions of people, according to two Western officials and a military strategist affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps.

The strikes represent a notable shift in the shadow war that Israel and Iran have been waging by air, land, sea and cyberattack for years.

Israel has long targeted military and nuclear sites inside Iran — and assassinated Iranian nuclear scientists and commanders, both inside and outside of the country. Israel has also waged cyberattacks to disable servers belonging to the oil ministry, causing turmoil at gas stations nationwide.

But blowing up part of the country’s energy infrastructure, relied on by industries, factories and millions of civilians, marked an escalation in the covert war and appeared to open a new frontier, officials and analysts said."



Confronting Hamas in Gaza ~ ok, a debate there. But, if this report is true, WTF?

Does Israel WANT a larger war?


Sorry, paywall: Israel Was Behind Attacks on Major Gas Pipelines in Iran, Officials Say

Israel realizes you have to hit where it hurts to make Iran actually afraid of Israel in order to stop the logistical support that they're giving their enemies.

Something that we should have done right at the offset backed up by several major military generals that have that same opinion In order to stop the attacks is through direct attacks on the very infrastructure that enables and funds these groups like the Palestinians and Houthis.