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IDF confirms bombing Iranian petrochemical facilities, says sites used to make ballistic missile materials
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF confirms bombing petrochemical facilities in southern Iran earlier today, saying the sites were used by the regime to manufacture materials for ballistic missiles.
According to the military, the strikes led to a halt in all production of the chemical materials, and are also expected to cause billions of dollars in financial damage.
The Fars news agency reported earlier that several facilities at the Mahshahr Petrochemical Special Zone in the Khuzestan Province were hit by strikes, and that five people were wounded.
Last week, The Times of Israel reported that Israel’s political leadership instructed the IDF to shift to striking “economic targets” in Iran, aimed at causing massive financial damage to the regime.
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