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The Gulf states think it's unlikely that Iran will strike their oil facilities, but the Iranians are dropping hints they might from unofficial sources. It's a tool the Iranians have against the U.S. and the global economy,
Ali Shihabi, a Saudi commentator close to the Royal Court, said Any type of military attack, terrorist act or crossing our red lines will be met with a decisive response by our armed forces,
It’s not something that will be easily accessible for Israel from the air,
We must act now to destroy Iran’s nuclear program, its central energy facilities, and to fatally cripple this terrorist regime,
Bennett wrote on X after Iran’s missile barrage If the Zionist regime, that has gone insane, is not contained by America and Europe and intends to continue such crimes, or do anything against our sovereignty or territorial integrity, [Tuesday’s] operation will be repeated with much higher magnitude and we will hit all their infrastructure,
The West is blaming Iran for the escalation,
We'll be discussing with the Israelis what they're going to do, but they — every — all seven of us [G7 leaders] agree that they have a right to respond, but they should respond in proportion,
The Israelis are determined with this momentum to break with what the Iranians and the axis of resistance called the ring of fire,
Miller said, referring to Tehran's strategy of surrounding Israel with its proxies And yes, it could provide an avenue, a pathway, for the United States to get into this war,
The key drivers of events in the Middle East today are the players that are engaged in these combat operations,
said Brian Katulis, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute That could mean attacking oil-producing facilities in Saudi Arabia,
said Aaron David Miller, a former U.S. negotiator for the Middle East who is now with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace We fight the axis of evil everywhere,
If they rid the region of their presence, no doubt these conflicts, wars and clashes will completely go away,
I would ask anyone what a proportional response to that means. It's clear that Iran wants to destroy us. So, you know, what is the proportional response from Israel's perspective?"
Spielman said during an appearance on "National Report" We are surrounded, as you know, on seven different sides. We are fighting in Judea and Samaria. — And we're fighting Hezbollah both from Syria and Lebanon. And so we will act as soon as possible so that we can take care of that threat. And it's very real. We know that Iran burns flags and says, death to America, death to Israel. They mean it,
The destruction of generations, young people being cannon fodder, the enrichment of generals and elites, and the empowerment of extremists? Leaders will not pay for dragging Iran into war,
said Nima Mokhtarian, who works at an NGO This will not happen because we will stand together and with God's help, we will win together,
This is a historic and, at the same time, dangerous moment for the Middle East,
They've proven they aren't afraid of carrying out bold and very daring operations—not just in Lebanon and Gaza, but in Syria, Yemen, and in the heart of Iran, among other places,
The question will be whether to go wider or no,
Shine, who now serves as director of the Shiite Axis research program at Israel's Institute for National Security Studies, said