{"id":251884,"date":"2026-03-20T18:59:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T09:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/03\/20\/iran-accuses-israel-false-flag-attacks\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:26:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:26:45","slug":"iran-accuses-israel-false-flag-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/military\/2026\/03\/20\/iran-accuses-israel-false-flag-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Accuses Israel of False Flag Attacks on Gulf Energy Infrastructure: What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Translation result<\/p>\n<div class=\"ynaobject\" ynaimage ynatype_01>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/contents-cdn.viewus.co.kr\/image\/2026\/03\/CP-2023-0139\/image-28244f14-af74-408b-8a90-e7c4112c5f14.jpeg\" alt=\"&nbsp; Vantor\/Reuters\" \/><figcaption>&nbsp; Vantor\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"yna_title\">Attack on Saudi Arabia\u2019s Ras Tanura refinery<\/span><span class=\"yna_caption\">[Vantor\/Reuters=Provided by Yonhap News]<\/span><span class=\"yna_description\">[Vantor\/Reuters=Provided by Yonhap News]<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Iran\u2019s military says some strikes on Gulf energy infrastructure were an Israeli false-flag operation intended to make the attacks appear to have been carried out by Tehran and to generate criticism of Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The Khatam al-Anbiya Central Military Headquarters, which coordinates operations between Iran\u2019s regular army (Artesh) and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said in a statement on the 19th that Israel has struck regional energy infrastructure and is trying to pin the blame on Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesperson for Khatam al-Anbiya, warned that Iran\u2019s forces will target any infrastructure linked to the United States or Israel and that Tehran will formally acknowledge responsibility and announce its actions publicly.<\/p>\n<p>He said multiple reports indicate Israel is plotting strikes on regional energy infrastructure, including Saudi Aramco facilities, and that the intent is to carry out attacks and then falsely attribute them to Iran to sow discord among Middle Eastern countries.<\/p>\n<p>After Israel struck Iran\u2019s largest gas field, South Pars, on the 18th, Iran launched concentrated retaliatory strikes on energy facilities in Gulf oil-producing states. Iran\u2019s military says the sites hit were joint ventures with U.S. companies or included U.S. equity stakes.<\/p>\n<p>The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has pointed to a munition known as the Lucas suicide drone\u2014deployed by the U.S. in the current conflict\u2014as evidence supporting its false-flag claim.<\/p>\n<p>The Lucas is an airstrike weapon reportedly reverse-engineered from the Iranian Shahed drone that U.S. forces recovered and disassembled years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Because the Lucas closely resembles the Shahed and is difficult to distinguish on radar, Iran\u2019s military says Israel could launch the drones from covert Gulf bases, strike energy facilities, and make the attacks look like they were carried out by Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Qatar\u2019s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, on the 19th strongly rejected Iran\u2019s claim that it targets only U.S.-linked energy facilities.<\/p>\n<p>He condemned the strikes, saying the damaged Ras Laffan infrastructure is Qatar\u2019s economic lifeline and a purely civilian facility that underpins global energy security, and that no rationale justifies labeling it a military target.<\/p>\n<p>#Iran #Israel #Gulf #EnergyInfrastructure #FalseAccusation<\/p>\n<p>Yonhap News TV inquiries and tips: KakaoTalk\/Line jebo23<\/p>\n<p>Ji-yoon Lee (easyun@yna.co.kr)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran claims attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure are staged by Israel as part of a &#8216;false flag&#8217; operation to tarnish its 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