According to the latest news, the Israeli military carried out airstrikes on two oil refining facilities in Bushehr Province, southern Iran, on the 14th, causing explosions and fires at some infrastructure. This marks the first time Israel has targeted Iran's energy infrastructure.
Iranian media reports indicate that the targets of this attack included a unit of the Phase 14 project of the South Pars Refinery and the Fajr Jam Refinery. Despite the explosions and fires, other units of the South Pars Refinery continued to operate normally, and natural gas production activities are ongoing.
Officials from the Crisis Management Department of Bushehr Province stated through the Islamic Republic News Agency of Iran that the fire at two facilities was successfully controlled that evening, and preliminary investigations revealed no casualties. The National Iranian Gas Company is currently conducting a more in-depth investigation into the incident.
It is worth noting that the Israeli newspaper "Haaretz" pointed out that this is not only the first time Israel has attacked Iranian energy infrastructure, but also the first time since the end of the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s that oil refining facilities in Iran have been attacked, marking a potential further escalation of regional conflicts.
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According to the latest news, the Israeli military carried out airstrikes on two oil refining facilities in Bushehr Province, southern Iran, on the 14th, causing explosions and fires at some infrastructure. This marks the first time Israel has targeted Iran's energy infrastructure.
Iranian media reports indicate that the targets of this attack included a unit of the Phase 14 project of the South Pars Refinery and the Fajr Jam Refinery. Despite the explosions and fires, other units of the South Pars Refinery continued to operate normally, and natural gas production activities are ongoing.
Officials from the Crisis Management Department of Bushehr Province stated through the Islamic Republic News Agency of Iran that the fire at two facilities was successfully controlled that evening, and preliminary investigations revealed no casualties. The National Iranian Gas Company is currently conducting a more in-depth investigation into the incident.
It is worth noting that the Israeli newspaper "Haaretz" pointed out that this is not only the first time Israel has attacked Iranian energy infrastructure, but also the first time since the end of the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s that oil refining facilities in Iran have been attacked, marking a potential further escalation of regional conflicts.