The United States and Israel carried out overnight airstrikes on five oil facilities in and around Tehran, killing four people, Iranian officials reported Sunday.
Keramat Veyskarami, CEO of the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company, told state television that “four oil depots and a petroleum products transport centre in Tehran and the Alborz were attacked by enemy aircraft.” He confirmed that four personnel, including two oil tanker drivers, were killed and that the facilities were damaged, though the resulting fires were brought under control.
Smoke from the overnight blazes lingered over the city into Sunday morning, creating a dark haze, while residents reported a persistent smell of burning fuel. Veyskarami added that Iran’s oil depots still have “sufficient gasoline reserves.”
The strikes follow US and Israeli attacks on February 28 that killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sparking an escalating conflict in the Middle East. In retaliation, Iran has launched drone and missile strikes against Israel and US interests across the region.
