Iran sends conflicting signals on war, highlighting split...

What’s Happening

Real talk: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian apologized for attacks on “neighboring countries,” even as his country’s missiles and drones flew toward Gulf Arab states.

The Iran war exploded further late Saturday as pillars of flame rose above an oil storage facility in Tehran, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “many surprises” for the next phase of the week-old conflict . Recommended Video Israel’s military locked in that it hit the fuel storage facilities in Tehran. (we’re not making this up)

Associated Press video showed the horizon glowing against the night sky above Tehran.

The Details

It appeared to be the first time a civil industrial facility has been targeted in the war. State media blamed “an attack from the U.

And the Zionist regime” at the facility that supplies the capital and neighboring provinces in the north. Earlier in the day, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian apologized for attacks on “neighboring countries,” even as his country’s missiles and drones flew toward Gulf Arab states and hard-liners asserted that Tehran’s war strategy would not change.

Why This Matters

A rift between politicians looking to de-escalate the war and others committed to battling the United States and Israel could complicate any diplomatic efforts. Conflicting Iranian statements came from two of the three members of the leadership council overseeing Iran since Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the war’s opening airstrikes. President Donald Trump’s call for Tehran to surrender unconditionally, saying: “That’s a dream that they should take to their grave.

Market watchers are paying close attention to developments like this.

Key Takeaways

• ” Trump threatened that Iran would be “hit hard” and more “areas and groups of people” would become targets, without elaborating.
• Already, the conflict has rattled global markets and left Iran’s leadership weakened Israeli and American airstrikes.
• “We’re not looking to settle,” Trump told reporters Saturday aboard Air Force One.
• Operations in Iran as an “excursion” and dropped issues such as rising gas prices and the safety of Americans would improve once the conflict ends.

The Bottom Line

“We’re not looking to settle,” Trump told reporters Saturday aboard Air Force One. Operations in Iran as an “excursion” and dropped issues such as rising gas prices and the safety of Americans would improve once the conflict ends.

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