As a result of the strike, Iranian state television reports that one of the extraction facilities at this large gas field was hit, leading to a fire. Fire brigades have already been dispatched to the scene. Authorities have also urged the local population to stay away from the attacked sites.
According to information provided by the Axios portal, citing official sources, these strikes were carefully coordinated with the United States. The vice-governor of Bushehr province reported that several gas extraction facilities were targeted.
The South Pars gas field is the largest in the world and is shared by Iran and Qatar. This region is vital for Iran's energy system, providing about 70% of the country's domestic gas supply. Almost all natural gas extracted by Iran is used for domestic market needs.
In response to the strikes on its gas infrastructure, Iran threatened severe retaliatory actions against the "source of aggression" and hinted at the possibility of attacks on the energy and gas infrastructure of the countries from which the strikes were launched. Iranian state television even published a list of "legitimate targets," including oil and gas facilities in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, which, according to officials, could be attacked "in the coming hours."
The command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) emphasized that the time for limited military actions has passed, and now the conflict has entered a phase of "comprehensive economic warfare." They justified this by stating that the attacks affect Iran's most critical civilian infrastructure.
