Israel's Defence Minister announced that Israel attacked the South Pars petrochemical plant in Assaluyeh, responsible for a significant portion of Iran's petrochemical production. The attack follows previous tensions and warnings regarding the facility.
The plant is responsible for about 50 per cent of Iran 's petrochemical production, said Israel 's Defence Minister Israel Katz. A picture shows a general view of the phase 17-18 of the South Pars gas field facilities in the southern Iran ian port town of Assaluyeh on the shore of the Gulf on Nov 19, 2015.
Israel said on Apr 6, 2025, that it struck a South Pars petrochemical plant at Assaluyeh. Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results.DUBAI: Israel’s defence minister said on Monday that Israel attacked the South Pars petrochemical plant at Assaluyeh.Katz said Israel had “just carried out a powerful strike on the largest petrochemical facility in Iran, located in Assaluyeh, a central target responsible for about 50 per cent of the country’s petrochemical production”.Located in the Persian Gulf, the reservoir is shared by Iran and Qatar. It holds an estimated 51 trillion cubic metres of usable gas - enough to supply the world’s needs for 13 years. An Israeli attack in March on South Pars facilities sparked major Iranian attacks targeting oil and gas infrastructure across the Gulf Arab states, including strikes on Qatar'sAfter that attack, United States President Donald Trump said Israel would not hit South Pars again, but at the same time warned that if Iran continued striking Qatar's energy infrastructure, the US would “massively blow up the entirety” of the field. We know it's a hassle to switch browsers but we want your experience with CNA to be fast, secure and the best it can possibly be.
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