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Early in the war, Israel struck oil depots outside of Tehran that directly served the IRGC, setting off a massive and sustained firestorm that quickly went viral on social media. Donald Trump reportedly rebuked Benjamin Netanyahu for hitting potential civil infrastructure that would be needed by the Iranian people. Until today, both the US and Israel have taken care to avoid such targets; Trump even bragged about it earlier this week, saying he could set Iran back 25 years in just a few minutes by targeting energy production, but wanted to preserve it for the Iranian people.
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