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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/world/middleeast/israel-strikes-mahshahr-iran-oil.html
Israel Strikes Iran's Largest Petrochemical Complex
(New York Times) Farnaz Fassihi - Israel attacked Iran's largest petrochemical industrial complex in Mahshahr on Saturday, effectively shutting down all production at the Bandar Imam Petrochemical Complex, according to two senior Iranian oil ministry officials. The airstrikes targeted two utility plants that provided 50 petrochemical plants inside the complex with gas, power and water. The officials said rebuilding the utility plants and bringing the production lines fully online again could take two years. Israel's military said it struck the petrochemical complex "responsible for the production of chemical materials used for weapons," and that the sites were "central to producing materials for explosives, ballistic missiles and additional weaponry." Israel and the U.S. have intensified attacks on Iran's critical infrastructure in recent days.