Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz has stated that Israel struck a petrochemical facility in Iran, adding that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have been instructed to continue targeting Iranian infrastructure “with full force.”
“The IDF has now carried out a powerful strike on the largest petrochemical plant in Iran located in Asaluyeh,” he said, adding that the plant produced about half of the country’s petrochemicals.
The latest attack follows a strike on another facility “last week,” Katz said, according to BBC.
“Now both facilities, which together are responsible for around 85% of Iran’s petrochemical exports, have been taken out of operation and are no longer functioning,” the statement said.
“This is a major economic blow worth tens of billions of dollars to the Iranian regime. The petrochemical industry is a key driver in financing the activities of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and in building Iran’s military power.”
