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Source: https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/02/15/all-of-irans-economic-eggs-are-in-one-basket/
85 Percent of Iran's Energy Resources Are Concentrated in a Very Small Area
(Israel Hayom) Beni Sabti - Former Iranian Economic Minister Massoud Nili told Iranian television that the Islamic Republic's economy has become dangerously dependent on a very limited number of production facilities and oil and gas extraction zones in southern Iran. He pointed to the country's growing reliance in recent years on crude oil production from the South Pars field in the Persian Gulf, Iran's primary energy hub, warning that 85% of Iran's energy resources are concentrated in a very small area. A successful strike on those sites could entirely cripple the regime's income streams. The same pattern of concentration exists in Iran's automobile and steel industries, similarly controlled by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which are also concentrated in a handful of facilities. Other commentators have pointed to Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, which serves as Iran's primary oil export terminal. Nili and others are effectively identifying potential military objectives for anyone contemplating action against the Islamic Republic.