Attacking Iran: Do the US and Israel Have Different Aims?

Indonesia will redirect a portion of its crude oil imports to the United States. While the United States and Israel continue to coordinate their campaign against Iran, they are not fully aligned in their demands toward the Islamic Republic, an analyst said. ‘The Trump administration has signalled through its messages to the Iranian people that it wants to see regime change in Iran, but still, at least in its public statements, priorities are the destruction of the nuclear program, ballistic missiles, and Iran’s support for terrorism,’ said Jason Campbell, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, on Wednesday. ‘But Israel is far more explicit about demanding regime change,’ Campbell told Al Jazeera from Washington, DC. As the war continues, there are likely to be differences between Israel’s prerogatives and America’s. Moreover, it remains unclear how much of these aims can be achieved purely through air operations. That is highly doubtful,’ Campbell added.

‘Wang told Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah that he valued Riyadh’s restraint. The statement was accompanied by footage that the military said showed an attack aimed at destroying what they described as an air-defence system. There were reports of casualties in several areas, including civilians. So far, twenty schools have been affected.’

‘Hizbullah said the attack was in response to Israeli aggression targeting dozens of towns and settlements in Lebanon, including the southern outskirts of Beirut. Iran postponed the farewell ceremony for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei due to logistical and security concerns. Israel threatened to kill anyone who would be a successor to Khamenei.’