Iran's wartime command warns over reported US plans to strike energy infrastructure

Major General Ali Abdollahi, head of Iran's wartime military command, said in a statement on Saturday 1 August 2026 that the United States is moving at an accelerating pace to fan the flames of a full scale regional war, and urged countries in the region to reconsider their cooperation and alignment with Washington. The statement followed reports by major US media outlets that the United States and Israel may launch an extensive wave of attacks on Iran's civilian infrastructure, including power plants and petrochemical producers.

According to Al Jazeera, Donald Trump has not yet given final authorisation for such an operation. Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that Israel wants to strike Iran's energy targets but that the United States is not approving it at present, out of concern that Iran would hit neighbouring countries and trigger a global oil crisis.

On Saturday Kuwait's army said its air defences destroyed several Iranian drones in Kuwaiti airspace, with damage to some government facilities and civilian vehicles. Western maritime authorities also reported that at least two vessels were hit off the coast of Oman, one of them suffering engine room damage. Iran said four other ships were turned back and that the Strait of Hormuz remains closed to traffic not approved by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.