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Middle East crisis live: Israeli officials push back on US claim that Trump knew nothing about gasfield attack

The Guardian World News1 days ago

Threat Score

52/100

Summary

Three Israeli officials tell Reuters that the US actually helped coordinate Israel’s attack on Iran’s South Pars gasfieldThe war cost the US $12.7bn by day six. Here’s how it’s been spent – in chartsTurning to Australia now, a petrol tsar will manage “unprecedented” supply issues caused by the Middle East conflict as the finishing touches are put on measures to address dire shortages in many regional areas.Prime minister Anthony Albanese convened a snap virtual meeting of the national cabinet on Thursday to discuss major price shocks and shortages driven by the US-Israel war on Iran.My government will be announcing more measures to prepare the nation for supply chain challenges over coming days and weeks.Our fuel supply is currently secure. However, I want us to be over-prepared. Continue reading...

AI Assessment

This article indicates a major escalation in the already escalating US/Israel-Iran war by reporting that US officials may have coordinated or supported Israel’s strike on Iran’s South Pars gasfield, contradicting prior US denials. The reported attack on critical energy infrastructure and the resulting fuel supply disruptions extending to Australia underscore widening regional and global economic and security consequences.

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Key Phrases

"Reported US coordination in the Israeli attack increases direct US-Iran confrontation risk.""The South Pars gasfield is critical energy infrastructure, making the strike strategically and economically significant.""Contradictory official narratives may indicate covert escalation and reduced transparency between allies and adversaries.""Fuel shortages and price shocks in Australia show the conflict’s immediate spillover into global supply chains.""This aligns with and intensifies an already tracked ESCALATING US/Israel-Iran conflict."

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