Overview
- Israel’s defense minister, who confirmed the strike Monday, said the Asaluyeh site is Iran’s largest petrochemical facility and that two plants handling about 85% of exports are now offline.
- He said the military has orders to keep targeting Iranian infrastructure with full force to curb funding and logistics for Iranian forces.
- Iranian state media said emergency crews contained fires at South Pars and reported no casualties, with teams assessing the extent of damage.
- Iranian outlets also reported a fire at the Marvdasht petrochemical complex in an enemy attack, which local officials said caused no major damage.
- South Pars drives most of Iran’s gas for power and industry and supplies Iraq, so disruptions could mean blackouts, cut electricity in the region, and higher oil and gas prices after March’s strikes and reprisals slowed Strait of Hormuz traffic.