Israel strikes Iran petrochemical complex in Mahshahr, first direct attack since April

The Israeli military announced on Monday morning that it had attacked the Karun Petrochemical Plant within Iran's Mahshahr complex in southwestern Iran. This strike marks the first direct military engagement between Iran and Israel since April 7.

The targeted facility, identified as the Karun Petrochemical Plant, was reportedly hit twice around 7:30 a.m. local time, according to Iranian state television. While no casualties have been reported, officials confirmed that parts of the industrial area sustained damage from the projectiles.

Valiollah Hayati, the Deputy Governor of Khuzestan Province for Security, informed the Mehr News Agency that "the Zionist enemy attacked the Karun Petrochemical Company of Mahshahr, and part of the industrial zone was damaged due to the fall of projectiles."

Following the attack, the Organization of the Mahshahr Petrochemical Special Economic Zone declared an emergency evacuation for the morning shift workers. The Bandar Imam Petrochemical Complex, officially known as the Bandar Imam Petrochemical Complex, is Iran's largest petrochemical complex, located near Mahshahr and the Bandar Imam Khomeini Industrial Port on the Persian Gulf coast.

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the Zionist enemy attacked the Karun Petrochemical Company of Mahshahr, and part of the industrial zone was damaged due to the fall of projectiles.