BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 24. Iran's energy
infrastructure has been attacked amid the ongoing escalations in
the Middle East, Trend reports via the Iranian media.
According to the media, two gas facilities and a pipeline were
attacked in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes.
"As part of the ongoing attacks, the gas administration building
and gas pressure regulation station located on Kaveh street in
Isfahan were targeted," the media said.
The media added that these facilities, located in central Iran,
were partially damaged. One of the attacks also targeted the gas
pipeline of the Khorramshahr power plant located in the southwest
of the country.
Since no concrete agreement was reached in negotiations between
the United States and Iran over the nuclear program, the U.S. and
Israel began military airstrikes against Iran on February 28. In
response, Iran launched missile and drone attacks on Israel and
U.S. military facilities located in countries across the region,
starting the same day.
On the first day of the air strikes against Iran, Iran’s Supreme
Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and several high-ranking
military officials were killed. On March 8, Iran’s Assembly of
Experts elected Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s third Supreme
Leader by majority vote.
From March 1 through March 5, the confrontation expanded
further, affecting several countries across the Middle East.
The ongoing conflict has significantly threatened the region’s
energy infrastructure and maritime transport. Oil prices have
surged on global markets due to heightened security tensions around
the Strait of Hormuz, prompting several countries to advise their
citizens to leave the region.
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