July 31 (UPI) — The United States military is preparing to launch a fresh wave of airstrikes on Iran as early as this weekend, unnamed
astructure, but President Donald Trump is yet to give the final order to begin the assault
The Israeli military might also be included in attacking Iran for the first time in weeks, Axios reported
“We will be hitting them very hard,” Trump told reporters at Camp David on Friday. “At some point, they’re going to say, ‘We just can’t take it anymore.'”
Striking civilian infrastructure is a war crime under international humanitarian law
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday said, “We very much want to strike Iran’s energy targets.”
“The United States is not approving it at the moment because of the concern that Iran would attack neighboring countries, causing a global oil crisis,” he told the country’s Channel 14, as
“As far as we’re concerned, we’re prepared to set [Iran] back 40 years,” Katz added
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell would not comment on specific targets before the strikes
“The Department of War is locked and loaded, ready to execute the President’s directives at a moment’s notice,” Parnell said in a statement to CBS News
One senior Iranian official was quoted as saying attacks against infrastructure are a form of “madness” and the country was prepared to retaliate, Al-Jazeera reported
The official added Iran’s response would include “the vital infrastructure of the Zionist regime and the energy infrastructure of the US in the region.”
