WSJ What’s News U.S. and Israel Consider Attacks on Iran’s Economy
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Apr 6, 2026 A deep look at U.S. and Israeli plans to target Iran’s energy infrastructure and the legal and economic fallout such strikes could cause. Coverage of militia retaliation risks and threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Reports on oil-market implications and inflation concerns. Plus corporate sponsorship pullouts at a major London music festival and moves over protected cheese names in trade talks.
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U.S. And Israel Consider Striking Iranian Energy Sites
- The U.S. and Israel are planning to target Iranian civilian energy infrastructure to gain new leverage in talks.
- Dov Lieber says both see energy sites as dual-use that produce material for Iran's military and hope economic pain forces concessions.
Attacks On Infrastructure Could Cause Prolonged Economic Pain
- Striking civilian infrastructure risks wide economic blowback affecting regional and global markets for months or years.
- Lieber warns Iran could retaliate across the region, deepening economic pain for both sides.
Iran Signals Permanent Change To Hormuz Security Rules
- Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it will enforce a new security order in the Persian Gulf, keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed to previous norms.
- Suna Rasmussen notes shipping and insurers may refuse transit without guarantees from Iran.