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IDF poised to strike Iran’s energy facilities, awaiting green light from U.S., source says

Amoz Harel, Haaretz News

April 5, 2026

Following Israeli airstrikes on Iran's petrochemical sites on Saturday, Defense Minister Katz vowed that "Iran will face escalating costs that erode its national infrastructure and its capacity to function." A senior Israeli security source told Haaretz that Israel is prepared to strike energy facilities in Iran and is awaiting a green light from the U.S.

■ U.S. intelligence reports indicate that keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed is Iran's only leverage over the United States in the current conflict, and Tehran is unlikely to reopen the crucial energy artery in the near future, according to three sources who spoke to Reuters.

■ Meanwhile, U.S. President Trump took to his Truth Social platform to call on Iran to "Open the Fuckin' Strait, you crazy bastards," doubling down on his threat from Saturday that "all hell will reign down" on Iran if the strait isn't opened within 48 hours. "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran," the president said in his post, which he concluded with the words: "Praise be to Allah."

■ Later in the day, Fox News' Trey Yingst said Trump told him in a phone call that "there's a good chance" that a deal with Iran will be reached "tomorrow, they're negotiating now." According to Yingst, Trump said that "those who are negotiating on behalf of Iran have been granted amnesty at this time, so they can continue the talks." In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Trump said Iran has until Tuesday evening to open the strait.

■ Egypt's Foreign Ministry said Minister Badr Abdelatty held intensive phone consultations with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, as well as several Arab counterparts, in an attempt to promote a cease-fire between Washington and Tehran.

■ An Israeli girl who was critically wounded in an Iranian missile attack last week is now in serious condition, the hospital treating her said. Meanwhile, the IDF said it attacked over 120 targets in Iran in the past 24 hours. According to a report by the Human Rights Activists in Iran's news agency, U.S. and Israeli strikes killed at least nine civilians in the country over the last day.

According to U.S. intelligence, half of Iran's missile launchers are still operable and they still have hundreds of missiles capable of hitting Israel. Israeli intelligence has yet to spot a possible exit toward a settlement, in light of the gaps between the U.S. and Iranian positions (Israel's influence on the process is currently limited), writes Amos Harel