Israel’s strikes on 30 Iranian fuel depots on Saturday went far beyond what the United States expected after being notified in advance, triggering the first significant disagreement between the allies since the war began eight days ago, Axios reported, citing a US official, an Israeli official and a source with knowledge of the matter.Follow Iran-Israel-US War Live Updates
According to Axios, Israeli and US officials said the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) informed the US military ahead of the operation. However, a US official told Axios that Washington was surprised by how wide-ranging the strikes turned out to be.
“We don’t think it was a good idea," a senior US official told Axios.
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An Israeli official described the US response in stark terms, telling Axios the message from Washington was: “WTF".
The Israeli air force’s strikes sparked large fires in Tehran, with flames visible for miles and heavy smoke blanketing parts of the capital.
In a statement, the IDF said the fuel depots “are used by the Iranian regime to supply fuel to different consumers, including its military organs." An Israeli military official said the operation was also meant to signal to Iran to stop targeting Israeli civilian infrastructure.
NEW: Black rain pours down on Tehran, Iran following Israeli strikes on oil facilities Saturday night.“I want to show you something…" CNN’s@fpleitgenCNNsaid.
“This is a white car … the rain is actually apparently saturated with oil. You can see on my finger that it’s…pic.twitter.com/np6HNDDLcV
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