Iran’s Energy Infrastructure Is Now On The Targeting List
March 18th, 2026Via: The War Zone:
Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported that several facilities in the South Pars gas field near Bushehr were targeted. According to the report, emergency teams were on the scene and trying to extinguish the fire. The extent of the damage is not yet known.
There are suggestions that the attack on South Pars could interfere with Iran’s refinery capabilities for a long time to come.
Qatari officials decried the attack, calling it “a dangerous & irresponsible step amid the current military escalation in the region.”
In the wake of the attack on South Pars, “Iran issued an evacuation ?warning for several oil facilities across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar, saying they would ?be targeted by strikes ‘in the ?coming hours,’” Reuters reported, citing Iranian media.
“The warning was directed at Saudi ?Arabia’s Samref Refinery and Jubail Petrochemical Complex, ?the United Arab Emirates’ Al Hosn Gas Field, and Qatar’s Mesaieed Petrochemical Complex, Mesaieed Holding Company ?and Ras Laffan Refinery,” the outlet added.
“These centers have ?become direct and legitimate targets and will be ?targeted ?in the coming hours. Therefore, all citizens, residents, and employees are requested to immediately leave these areas and move to ?a safe ?distance without ?any delay,” the warning said.
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