The Israeli strikes on Iranianoil depotshave reportedly emerged as the first significant disagreement between the United States and Israel since the war began. The war, which erupted on February 28 after joint US-Israeli strikes hit Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several core members of the ruling group, escalated during the weekend with fresh attacks on oil depots and water de-salination plants.
Israel's strikes on 30 Iranian fuel depots Saturday went far beyond what the US expected when Israel notified it in advance, reported Axios citing US official, Israeli official and a source with the knowledge.
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The IDF had notified the US military ahead of the strikes, the report stated citing Israeli and US officials. The US military was surprised on this, with a senior official saying that it wasn't a good idea, it said.
A man looks at flames rising from an oil storage facility after it was struck by an Israeli strike in Tehran.
Meanwhile, an Israeli official said the U.S. message to Israel was "WTF". The White House and the IDF didn't comment, Axios said.
The US is concerned Israeli strikes on infrastructure that serves ordinary Iranians could backfire strategically, rallying Iranian society to support the ruling system-led by Ayatollahs and driving up oil prices, the report said.
The sky over Iran's capital was blanketed with smoke Sunday morning, hours after Israeli strikes hit oil facilities in Tehran. According to Iranian media, Israeli strikes hit four oil storage facilities and an oil production transfer centre in Tehran and Alborz.
Four tanker drivers in the centre were killed, Fars news agency reported.
The strikes sent up pillars of fire that could be seen in videos circulating online as a glow against the Saturday night sky.
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