Iranian state media reports a US-Israeli attack on the crucial South Pars gas facility, causing a fire at the world’s largest gas reserve.
TEHRAN: Iranian state television reported that US and Israeli strikes hit facilities at the major South Pars gas field in the Gulf on Wednesday, causing a fire.
“Moments ago, parts of the gas facilities located in the South Pars Special Economic Energy Zone in Asaluyeh were struck by projectiles fired by the American-Zionist enemy,” state television reported, citing the deputy governor of Bushehr province, Ehsan Jahanian.
The report added that firefighting teams were immediately dispatched to the scene to contain the blaze.
The South Pars field, which Iran shares with Qatar where it is known as the North Dome, represents the largest known gas reserve in the world.
This critical energy infrastructure supplies approximately 70% of Iran’s domestic natural gas consumption.
Iran has been developing its portion of the shared mega-field since the late 1990s.
This incident marks the second time in less than a year that the facility has been targeted, following Israeli strikes during a 12-day war in June last year.
The latest attack occurs amid a wider regional conflict triggered by US and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28, which killed the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
