Iran threatens retaliatory attacks on oil facilities across Gulf after Israeli strikes

IDF bombing of energy sites in Tehran sparks fears for global economy, as Iran says it has selected supreme leader ‘Dark, like our future’: Iranians describe scenes of catastrophe after Tehran’s oil depots bombed Iran has threatened to attack oil facilities in neighbouring countries after Israel struck at least five energy sites in and around Tehran, smothering the city in black smoke and escalating fears that the conflict will result in significant disruption to the world economy. “If you can tolerate oil at more than $200 per barrel, continue this game,” said a spokesperson for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) on Sunday. The US sought to calm markets as oil prices surge by pledging not to target Iran’s energy infrastructure. However, fireballs and thick plumes of smoke rose over Tehran on Sunday after Israeli airstrikes hit four storage facilities. Iran’s oil distribution company said four employees were killed, as a dark haze hung over the city and the smell of burning oil lingered in the air. Explosions in the capital’s nearby city of Karaj reverberated across the region, and left the area under smoke. A spokesperson for the IRGC said Iran would retaliate if the strikes on en