Israel is preparing for a direct attack by Iran on southern or northern Israel as soon as Friday or Saturday, The Wall Street Journal reported.
U.S. crude oil broke $87 a barrel on Friday as futures rallied on reports that Israel is preparing for a direct attack by Iran this weekend, in what would be the biggest escalation of Middle East tensions since the start of the Israel-Hamas war last October.Israel is preparing for a direct attack by Iran on southern or northern Israel as soon as Friday or Saturday, atold The Wall Street Journal.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has vowed to punish Israel for a missile attack on the Islamic Republic's consulate in Damascus, Syria last week that killed seven Iranian military officials. Oil prices rallied after the consulate attack, though futures are down slightly this week as inflation data and U.S. crude stockpiles have weighed on the market.
Bloomberg News reported earlier this week the U.S .and its allies see an attack by Iran or its proxies on military and government targets in Israel as"imminent."if Iran directly attacks Israel, according Bob McNally, president of Rapidan Energy and a former senior energy official in the Bush administration. If the escalation leads to a disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical trade route for oil, prices could surge to $120 or $130 a barrel, McNally told CNBC.
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