Israel believes diplomatic efforts with Iran are unlikely to produce a lasting agreement and has conveyed to the United States that any renewed fighting must include rapid and decisive strikes targeting Iran’s entire energy infrastructure within the first 24 hours.
The proposal signals a potential shift from limited deterrence toward economic warfare designed to cripple Iran’s oil exports, energy production, and state revenues at the outset of any military escalation. Israel and many arab nations want to weaken Iran’s capacity to sustain prolonged war, reported The Kobeissi Letter.
Several Arab governments are also supportive of targeting Iranian energy assets.
Energy infrastructure has become a central pressure point in modern wars, where economic disruption can often deliver faster strategic outcomes than prolonged battlefield engagements. Any strike on Iranian oil facilities would carry global implications, particularly for energy markets, shipping routes, and inflation-sensitive economies like Pakistan already facing volatility.
Discussion surrounding the issue intensified on X (formerly Twitter, where some commentators argued that the war may be shifting beyond traditional deterrence strategies toward more direct and lethal confrontation.
While no official decision has been announced by Washington, the reported discussions highlight rising tensions and underscore how quickly regional crises could evolve into a wider geopolitical and economic shock.
Some posters on X said this war isn’t about deterrence anymore. It’s all about when one of the moving pieces starts falling first, which will determine the end result of this entire war.
