--- title: Israel’s Retaliation Likely Bullish for Oil description: This could lead to perhaps more damage for Iran to address (and divert resources) than the oil market is expecting. image: https://www.esaienergy.com/hubfs/ESAI%20Energy.jpg --- [![ESAI Energy_Website](https://www.esaienergy.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/638777a841191e721b31c1f5_ESAI%20Logo_Black-p-500-1.png)](https://www.esaienergy.com/home) - [SOLUTIONS](https://www.esaienergy.com/solutions) - [GLOBAL COMMODITIES](https://www.esaienergy.com/solutions-global) - [CRUDE OIL](https://www.esaienergy.com/solutions-global-crude) - [FUELS](https://www.esaienergy.com/solutions-global-fuels) - [REFINING](https://www.esaienergy.com/solutions-global-refining) - [PETROCHEMICALS](https://www.esaienergy.com/solutions-global-petchem) - [RENEWABLE FUELS & CREDIT MARKETS](https://www.esaienergy.com/solutions-global-renewable-fuels) - [GREEN ENERGY TRENDS](https://www.esaienergy.com/solutions-green-energy-trends) - [REGIONAL MARKETS](https://www.esaienergy.com/solutions-regional) - [CONSULTING](https://www.esaienergy.com/solutions-consulting) - [ABOUT](https://www.esaienergy.com/about) - [TEAM](https://www.esaienergy.com/leadership) - [CAREERS](https://info.esaienergy.com/careers) - [RESOURCES](https://www.esaienergy.com/resources) - [CONTACT](https://info.esaienergy.com/contact) [ESAI CONNECT](https://connect.esai.com) Intelligence Briefings # Israel’s Retaliation Likely Bullish for Oil This could lead to perhaps more damage for Iran to address (and divert resources) than the oil market is expecting. [ESAI Energy](https://www.esaienergy.com/resources/author/esai-energy) Oct 14, 2024 --- **Summary:** There are three types of Iranian targets for Israel to strike, assuming civilian targets are out of bounds: oil and gas infrastructure, nuclear infrastructure, and military/government infrastructure and leadership. There are several reasons not to target the first two, including the U.S. urging not to do so. That leaves the third, which could diminish Iran’s ability to escalate the conflict. Alternatively, Israel could strike a range of targets that are comparatively vulnerable and fall into all three categories. What seems increasingly clear is that the retaliation will not be a symbolic spray of missiles at hardened targets. This could lead to perhaps more damage for Iran to address (and divert resources) than the oil market is expecting. As a result, Israel’s retaliation may be bullish for oil prices, even absent a focused attack on oil.   --- For the full report, you can visit the ESAI Client Portal at [http://client.esaienergy](http://client.esaienergy).     [Intelligence Briefings](https://www.esaienergy.com/resources/tag/intelligence-briefings) ## Similar posts Market Alerts ### [Israel May Not Target Iranian Oil](https://www.esaienergy.com/resources/israel-may-not-target-iranian-oil) ESAI Energy Oct 4, 2024 Intelligence Briefings ### [Israel Escalates Conflict](https://www.esaienergy.com/resources/israel-escalates-conflict) ESAI Energy Sep 30, 2024 Intelligence Briefings ### [Israel and Iran Reset Energy Security Concerns](https://www.esaienergy.com/resources/israel-and-iran-reset-energy-security-concerns) ESAI Energy Apr 15, 2024 [![ESAI Energy_Website (2)](https://www.esaienergy.com/hubfs/Graphics/ESAI%20Logo_White.png)](https://www.esaienergy.com/home) 300 Ballardvale Street, Suite 114 Andover, Massachusetts  01810 +1.978.482.0900 ### ABOUT - [TEAM](https://www.esaienergy.com/leadership) - [CAREERS](https://info.esaienergy.com/careers) - [CONTACT](https://info.esaienergy.com/contact) - [CONNECT](https://connect.esai.com/) - [PRIVACY POLICY](https://www.esaienergy.com/privacy-policy) - [PRIVACY RIGHTS REQUEST FORM](https://www.esaienergy.com/privacy-rights-request-form) ### SOLUTIONS - [GLOBAL COMMODITIES](https://www.esaienergy.com/solutions-global) - [REGIONAL MARKETS](https://www.esaienergy.com/solutions-regional) - [DATA PRODUCTS](https://www.esaienergy.com/solutions-data) - [CONSULTING SERVICES](https://www.esaienergy.com/solutions-consulting) Copyright © 2026 ESAI Energy LLC. 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