Trump delays energy strikes, but Iran’s infrastructure is already battered
The Straits Times
The infrastructure strikes have stoked outrage, even among Iranians who oppose their government. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump’s order to postpone strikes on Iran’s power plants gives the country a small reprieve, but US and Israeli strikes have already battered critical infrastructure and stoked popular outrage over the war, even among Iranians who oppose their government.
Mr Trump and Israel’s leader, Mr Benjamin Netanyahu, have at times urged Iranians to rise up against their government, but the US-Israeli attacks are angering Iranians already struggling with the conflict’s devastating cost.
The attacks are also drawing international criticism.
Ms Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, warned on March 23 that “what we have seen in recent days in the Middle East risks reaching a point of no return”.
“War on essential infrastructure is war on civilians,” she said in a statement. “It must stop. Every effort to de-escalate is critical.”
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