Israel’s latest wave of strikes against Iran has moved beyond military targets to focus on its largest and most strategically significant infrastructure, and the backbone of its industrial economy.
Following last month’s attacks on the South Pars Gas Field processing facilities and Tehran’s primary fuel storage depots, Israeli forces in the past week expanded their campaign to include major steel complexes, petrochemical hubs, and critical transport infrastructure.
These were not random strikes. Each target represents the largest asset of its kind in Iran—or among the largest—underscoring both the symbolic and material dimensions of the campaign.
South Pars, the world’s largest gas field, anchors Iran’s natural gas production, while Tehran’s fuel depots are central to the country’s gasoline reserves. Their targeting signaled a shift…
