The US and Israel attack the largest gas field in the world. According to Iranian authorities, United States and Israeli forces have launched bombings against the South Pars gas field, on the coast of Asaluyé, causing some fires in several facilities.
The agency Fars, The first to give the warning, reported strong explosions in different refineries in the area. Shortly after, the regional governor confirmed that the impacts had reached the gas field, considered one of the most important in the world and shared with , which has already condemned the attack.
Iranian sources have warned that The attack will not go unanswered. “The enemies must wait for the powerful action of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic,” they said, while describing the offensive as a direct violation of their energy infrastructure.
“We will vehemently attack the source of the aggression and the enemy. We consider it legitimate to attack the fuel, energy and gas infrastructure of the country of origin and we will take forceful retaliation at the first opportunity,” they warned.
In Tehran they consider that this episode marks a before and after in the conflict. The authorities speak openly of an escalation towards a “total economic war”, in which the focus would no longer be only on military objectives, but also on key sectors such as energy.
“As of tonight, the red lines have changed. If the enemy thought that with these attacks they could increase pressure to force him to give in, they have made a fatal miscalculation,” they noted.
Neither the US nor Israel have confirmed the attack
Furthermore, the Iranian Government anticipates that what happened in Asaluyé will not only have local consequences, but could cause a new shock in the global energy supply, with effects that would reach to Washington and its allies.
“With this senseless act, the smoke from the fires in Iran’s refineries will not only rise into the sky over Asalujah, but will also affect the economic calculations of the White House and the Pentagon,” they added. For now, There has been no official confirmation from the United States or Israel. about his involvement in the attack.
Qatar denounces the “dangerous and irresponsible” step
The country has denounced the attack on Iran’s South Pars gas field and has described it as a “dangerous and irresponsible” step in the midst of the escalation of the war that the Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mayed al Ansari, has pointed out as a threat to “global energy security.”
“Attacking energy infrastructure constitutes a threat to global energy security, as well as to the people of the region and their environment,” he wrote on social networks.
