In the early morning of the 14th, there were two cases of a major natural gas pipeline in Iran at different locations, and there were no builders.
According to the New York Times on February 16, two Westerners and an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps military strategist said that Israel secretly attacked two important natural gas pipelines in Iran this week, causing the interruption of natural gas used for heating and cooking in several provinces of Iran, affecting millions of people.
Israel and Iran have been waging "shadow wars" on land, sea, air, and cyberspace for years, but this attack is markedly different.
According to the report, Israel has long targeted military and nuclear facilities in Iran and carried out assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists and military commanders. In addition, Israel has paralyzed servers in Iran's oil sector through cyberattacks, causing chaos at gas stations across Iran.
The report also said that the bombing of the energy infrastructure on which millions of Iranians depend signals an escalation of this "covert war."
Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji said on the 16th: "The enemy's plan is to completely cut off gas to several major cities and provinces of our country in winter**.
Augie had previously called the attack "sabotage and terror," though he did not publicly accuse Israel or other countries of sabotage. But he said the attack was aimed at destroying Iran's energy infrastructure and stoking domestic discontent.
According to the report, Western and Iranian military strategic planners said that Israel's attack on the gas pipeline requires in-depth knowledge and careful coordination of Iran's infrastructure, especially considering that the two pipelines were attacked at multiple locations at the same time.
The report also said that as the conflict in the Middle East spreads and tensions between Iran and its adversaries such as Israel and the United States, it is a stark warning from Israel about the damage it can inflict on Iran.
Editor: Liu Yusi).