Israel hit Iran’s biggest petrochemical site, defense minister says
Israel struck Iran’s largest petrochemical facility in Asaluyeh on Monday, causing severe economic damage and taking a major share of the country’s export capacity offline, Defense Minister Israel Katz said.
Katz said the target was a central facility responsible for about half of Iran’s petrochemical production.
He added that the site was struck after an Israeli attack last week on Iran’s second main petrochemical facility.
According to Katz, the two sites, “which together are responsible for about 85% of Iran’s petrochemical exports, have been taken out of use and are not functioning.”
He said the damage amounted to tens of billions of dollars and described the petrochemical sector as a key source of funding for the Islamic Revolutionary Guards and Iran’s military buildup.
He added that continued attacks on Israeli civilians would bring deeper economic and strategic costs for Iran.
