Iran warns US an eye for an eye over oil strikes

Iran’s deputy president Esmaeil Saqab Esfahani has warned the United States (US) of “an eye for an eye” over oil strikes, according to the Mehr news agency, The Guardian reported. Esfahani threatened to attack the oil facilities of the countries from whose soil Iranian oil wells will be targeted.

Iran’s deputy president Esfahani added that Tehran’s negotiation team has “grabbed the enemy’s collar at the negotiating table”. He further added that Iranians shouldn’t worry about their energy supply as the “necessary arrangements” have been made.

Meanwhile, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine have announced that they will be hosting a press conference on Operation Epic Fury, the bombing of Iran at 08:00 AM ET (12:00 GMT).