Iranian official threatens global energy shock in case of conflict

A member of Iran’s parliamentary national security committee has said he does not expect the United States to launch an attack on Iran, but warned that Tehran would strike oil facilities across the region should military action occur, Iran International reports.

“I don’t think the United States will attack Iran because it would gain nothing from military action,” Ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardestani said. “But if it attacks, it will target Kharg Island and Isfahan.”

Ardestani said a strike on Isfahan would aim to seize “that 400 kilograms of uranium,” adding that previous efforts to obtain it had failed.

The lawmaker added that he believed the current state of “neither peace nor war” would persist, arguing that Washington was seeking to increase pressure on Iran’s economy and encourage domestic unrest.

“If enemies attack us this time, we will attack their oil wells and facilities,” Ardestani said. “If they try to leave us without oil, we will not target pipelines. We will target wells so they also have no oil and fuel prices rise globally.”

By Vafa Guliyeva