CBS News reported Saturday evening, citing several sources, that the United States and Israel are planning one of the most extensive and powerful waves of strikes yet against Iran's energy infrastructure. The strikes may continue throughout the weekend, according to the sources.
CBS News reported Saturday evening, citing multiple sources, that the United States and Israel are planning one of the most extensive waves of strikes yet against Iran's energy infrastructure, potentially continuing throughout the weekend. The report comes after earlier discussions between the two countries on strike timing, and follows a senior US official's confirmation earlier Saturday that Washington and Jerusalem are on course for another joint strike on Iran.
Initial reports at midnight Saturday (Jerusalem time) indicated that US and Israeli discussions focused on ensuring any operation would not extend beyond the opening of markets on Monday, and that President Donald Trump had not yet given final approval. By 03:06 Saturday, a senior US official confirmed to The Zioneer that the United States and Israel were heading toward a joint strike. The new CBS report, published Saturday evening, now specifies that the planned operation targets energy infrastructure on a scale exceeding previous waves, and may span the entire weekend. The report cites multiple unnamed sources.
The Zioneer has previously reported on the US campaign against Iranian infrastructure, including strikes on power plants in southern Iran that caused blackouts, and a heavy wave of strikes against IRGC targets. Israeli security sources have expressed satisfaction with the US escalation, as reported earlier this week. The US has been conducting a sustained kinetic campaign against Iranian military and infrastructure targets.
The CBS report has not been independently verified, and neither the US nor Israeli governments have issued official confirmation. It remains unclear whether President Trump has given final approval for the operation, as earlier reports indicated he had not yet done so.
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