Israel launched airstrikes against the world’s largest natural gas field in Iran, signalling an escalation of its targeting of energy infrastructure.

Videos shared on social media showed the South Pars natural gas field in southern Iran engulfed in flames. Iranian state media confirmed the strike, saying firefighters were working to extinguish the flames. Around the same time, facilities at the Asaluyeh refinery complex were also hit. The strikes mark the first U.S.-Israeli attack on Iranian energy production infrastructure of the war, signalling a further escalation of the conflict.