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CRIPPLING ECONOMIC STRIKE AGAINST IRAN:
Today, Israel struck Iran's petrochemical industry with massive strikes that will not only severely harm the Iranian economy, but also heavily degrade Iran's ability to produce material needed for ballistic missiles and other weapons.
JUST IN from the NYT: Two senior officials in Iran's oil ministry said that Israel's attack on the largest petrochemical center in Iran caused a complete shutdown of all production in the complex.
The attacks targeted two service facilities called Fajr 1 and Fajr 2, which provided more than 50 petrochemical plants operating in the complex with the basic services needed for their operation, including gas, electricity, and industrial water.
The two officials said that the complete shutdown of the plants is a severe blow whose extent is difficult to assess for the already fragile Iranian economy. According to them, restoring the service facilities and returning the production lines to full operation may take about two years.