Overview
- Iranian state media reported attacks on facilities at South Pars and Asaluyeh, with damage assessments unclear in what was described as the first direct hit on Iran’s upstream assets.
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, via state media, issued evacuation orders and named target sites in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, warning of strikes “in the coming hours.”
- Brent crude futures jumped more than 6% to just under $110 a barrel, while European gas benchmarks rose sharply as traders priced in the risk of broader supply interruptions.
- Qatar’s foreign ministry blamed Israel for the strike and called it a dangerous escalation, while Israel offered no immediate public comment.
- A senior Iraqi official told Reuters that Iran halted gas flows to Iraq after the attack, and there were reports that Saudi Aramco moved staff from the Samref refinery following Iran’s warning.