Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesman Ebrahim Zolfighari on Monday said the US has began a new chapter in the war by bombing Iran’s energy infrastructure.
“If they can afford the price of oil
at $200 per barrel, let them keep playing this game,” Zolfighari said in a video message posted by Al Jazeera.
“If they can afford the price of oil at $200 per barrel, let them keep playing this game.”
The spokesman for a wing of the IRGC, Ebrahim Zolfighari, says the US has opened a new chapter in the war by bombing Iran’s energy infrastructure. pic.twitter.com/UNy21beiAj
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) March 9, 2026
A CNN-News18 intelligence report said that the recent Israeli strikes on major oil facilities around Tehran could have serious implications for Iran’s domestic fuel supply.
According to the assessment, Israel, with backing from the United States, targeted dozens of large storage tanks. The aim was to choke Iran’s domestic fuel supply chain.
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The strikes were intended to cripple military logistics, civilian transport, power generation and regime stability in Iran’s political heartland.
The attacks included facilities such as the Shahr-e Rey refinery complex, depots in the Shahran area of Shahr-e Rey, Kouhak, and Karaj/Fardis.
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This marks one of the first major direct attacks on Iran’s energy infrastructure since the conflict began.
The conflict, which initially focused on military, nuclear, missile and regime sites, is now shifting towards economic assets.
The strikes focused on domestic refining and storage sites rather than Iran’s key export hubs such as Kharg Island or southern refineries like Abadan and Bandar Abbas.
Iran has already targeted energy sites in the Gulf in response to earlier strikes. These include Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura as well as facilities in the UAE and Qatar, including desalination plants.
