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1st LD: Israel attacks petrochemical complex in Iran

Xinhua
| June 8, 2026
2026-06-08

JERUSALEM, June 8 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli military said on Monday that its warplanes had struck a petrochemical complex in Mahshahr, southwestern Iran, but provided no further details.

Earlier, Iran's semi-official Fars and Mehr news agencies reported that Israel had targeted a petrochemical plant in the city.

Israel and Iran exchanged strikes on Monday in their most serious escalation since a ceasefire was announced in April. The latest hostilities were triggered by Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday that killed at least two people. Iran responded with missile attacks on northern Israel. Enditem

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