tel aviv/Tehran, March 18. The ongoing war in the Middle East has now reached such a dangerous point where direct efforts are being made to break the back of each other’s economy. In this sequence, the Israeli Air Force has launched a massive attack on a large natural gas processing plant located in the south-western part of Iran.
To be honest, the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran has now turned from military bases into an ‘energy war’. Two senior Israeli officials confirmed to Axios that the attack was carried out in coordination with and with the approval of the Donald Trump administration. This is the first time that the US has given the green signal to directly target Iran’s economic infrastructure.
South Pars Gas Field part of the world’s largest natural gas reserves
In fact, the South Pars gas field is part of the world’s largest natural gas reserves, which Iran shares with Qatar. According to Iran’s Fars news agency, gas tanks and parts of the refinery were damaged in the attack. After this, the employees working there were sent to a safe place and emergency teams were deployed to extinguish the fire.
NEW – Fires rage at the world’s largest natural gas field South Pars, Iran, struck by Israeli-American forces, multiple phases of processing capacity critically hit and taken offline. pic.twitter.com/12MjBkM89b
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Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba said – revenge will be taken soon
At present, after this attack, Iran’s stance has become more strict. Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has reacted strongly to the assassination of security chief Ali Larijani. He said in his statement that Larijani’s blood would be avenged soon and those responsible would have to pay the price.
After Iran’s threat, stir in Gulf region also intensifies
After Iran’s threat, the turmoil in the Gulf region has also intensified. According to sources, energy installations located in Ras Laffan, Qatar are being evacuated. This step has been taken after Iran warned of attack on the energy bases of Gulf countries, which has created an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty in the region.
It is noteworthy that Iran has selected Saudi Arabia’s SAMREF Refinery and Jubail Petrochemical Complex, UAE’s Al Hosn Gas Field and Qatar’s Ras Laffan Refinery and Mesaieed Petrochemical Complex as potential targets. After the warning of attack on these targets, tension and alertness has increased in the entire Gulf region.
It was claimed in the Israeli media that this attack was carried out by Israel with the consent of America, although the Israeli Army did not give any official reaction on this. At the same time, Qatar called it an attack by Israel and called it a dangerous and irresponsible step, which poses a threat to global energy security.
Energy bases of Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar are directly targeted by Iran.
After the attack, Iran has taken a tough stance and issued a direct warning to Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said that several energy sites in these countries are now a direct target and could be attacked in the coming hours. According to Iran’s government media, people and employees have been appealed to evacuate these areas immediately.
The targets Iran has warned of targeting include Saudi Arabia’s Samref Refinery and Jubail Petrochemical Complex, the UAE’s Al Hosn Gas Field and Qatar’s Mesaieed Petrochemical Complex, Mesaieed Holding Company and Ras Laffan Refinery.
This development has come to light at a time when Iran is at war with America and Israel for the last three weeks. Till now, targeting energy targets was being avoided in this conflict because it could have a serious impact on the global market. But after this attack the situation has become more serious.
Israel also carried out major air strikes in Lebanon’s capital Beirut.
During this time, Israel also carried out major air strikes in Lebanon’s capital Beirut. Several apartment buildings were reportedly destroyed in the attacks, which are among the most intense in decades. According to Lebanese officials, at least 10 people have died in these attacks.
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