The United States and Israel are considering attacks on Iran’s oil infrastructure. At least according to US President Joe Biden. The White House leader did not specify when the possible retaliation for Iran’s attack on Israel would be on Tuesday.
It seems that they are aware of the possible attack even in Tehran. According to satellite images, Iranian tankers are leaving an oil terminal on the island of Kharg in the Persian Gulf, from where 90% of Iran’s oil exports go, and according to the expert server The Battlefield consider first the list of Israeli retaliation targets.
“It seems that the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) is afraid of an attack on Israel in the near future. Yesterday their empty VLCC supertankers cleared the country’s largest oil terminal, Kharg Island,” he wrote on the network on Thursday X TankerTrackers account that tracks global oil shipments.
Although ships are still being loaded on the island, “all free shipping capabilities have been removed from the site.” Since the sanctions in 2018, we have seen something like this for the first time, notes TankerTrackers.
HunterBrook analyzed 105 satellite images of Iranian tankers taken since last November and concluded that “this is the first time all the tankers have left their bases” . Abandoning ships in this island confirmed based on open source investigations (a method called OSINT) by analyst Brady Africk.
Iran fired 200 missiles at the Jewish state on Tuesday. Now it’s time to see how Israel responds. In addition to strikes on Iran’s oil facilities, according to analysts, there may also be targeted assassinations, such as the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in July in Tehran. Israel has not claimed responsibility for its destruction, but is generally believed to be behind it. “Another target could be air defense systems,” he says server Axios.
The attack from Iran also affected oil and gas prices, which rose worldwide. S&P Commodity Insights has produced a map showing Iranian oil refineries that could hit Israel.
“Brent crude oil prices jumped 5% on October 1 and global energy markets were on alert after Iran launched a missile attack on Israel, raising fears of a major regional escalation and all-out conflict between Israel and Iran.”
Perhaps prices could go higher if Israel attacks Iran’s oil facilities. Not only would it affect Iran’s exports, Tehran is expected to decide to retaliate.
2024-10-04 12:40:00
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