US and Israeli strikes on Saturday reportedly hit a petrochemical complex in southwestern Iran, with multiple companies in the area affected, according to Iranian media reports.
“Explosions occurred in the Special Petrochemical Zone of Mahshahr,” said Fars news agency, citing the deputy governor for Khuzestan province, as reported by AFP
He said the “US-Israeli attack on Mahshahr” hit three companies in the area including Abu Ali, Rijal, and Amir Kabir petrochemical companies, while Tasnim news agency quoted him as saying that the “the extent of the damage remains unknown”.
Five people were wounded as a result of the strikes but it was not immediately clear if there were any deaths, he added.
Based on the decision of the Petrochemical Special Economic Zone Emergency Committee, all industrial units operating in the area have been evacuated, as per Fars news agency
There is still no accurate estimate of the exact location of the explosion and the extent of the damage.
Bandar Imam Petrochemical complex hit
Another Reuters report, citing Mehr, said Bandar Imam Petrochemical complex in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province has been targeted by air attacks, with some section sustaining
Last week, The Times of Israel reported that Israel’s political leadership instructed the IDF to shift to striking “economic targets” in Iran, aimed at causing massive financial damage to the regime.
In another development, Iran says a strike has hit close to its Bushehr nuclear facility, killing a guard and damaging a building.
(To be updated…)
