Well, US president Trump continued to say that the war is very much following a timely schedule. And that this will all be over in a matter of “weeks”. Yet, the escalation in the conflict this week suggests that we’re still not really seeing things wind down. That especially as Iran continues to have the capacity to inflict damage across the region.
Israel took a bold step in striking the South Pars gas field, which accounts for nearly three-quarter of Iran’s gas. Since then, Tehran has responded quite fervently and here’s a quick rundown of how they have responded:
From the attacks, it is clear that Iran also has specific targets that they are aiming at. And it is not just isolated to key energy facilities. They also want to bring the pain from “big energy” all the way down to the everyday consumer. That in hopes of Gulf countries and European allies pushing for the US and Israel to de-escalate the situation.
This article was written by Justin Low at investinglive.com.
