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Israeli Defense Forces announced Saturday they conducted airstrikes against Iranian oil infrastructure and key ballistic missile facilities, marking the first time Tehran’s petroleum sites have been attacked in the ongoing two-week conflict.<\/p>

Military officials report targeting fuel storage facilities directly connected to Iran’s military operations and overseen by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Opposition sources suggest approximately 30 locations may have been struck, according to Jerusalem Post reporting.<\/p>

Israeli forces conducted nighttime operations against multiple fuel storage sites in Tehran and surrounding areas on Saturday evening.<\/p>

“The military forces of the Iranian terror regime make direct and frequent use of these fuel tanks to operate military infrastructure. Through them, the Iranian terror regime distributes fuel to various consumers, including military entities in Iran,” the IDF said in a statement.<\/p>

Military leaders described the operation as “an additional step in deepening the damage to the military infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime.” The announcement followed reports of a second wave of attacks on government-connected targets in Iran’s capital.<\/p>

Iranian news outlet Fars cited oil ministry officials confirming Israeli aircraft struck three fuel depots in western Tehran, specifically targeting facilities in Kuhak and Shahran districts, plus another location in nearby Karaj.<\/p>

Tehran responded with missile launches toward Israel Saturday evening, causing no reported injuries but destroying one residence in Lod. Hezbollah forces also fired rockets into Israeli territory overnight.<\/p>

Although Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian issued apologies to Gulf states for earlier attacks, explosions and damage occurred in Bahrain and the UAE, with one fatality reported in Dubai.<\/p>

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Saturday night that the joint Israeli-American military campaign would proceed, stating that a “moment of truth” was approaching when Iranians could overthrow their government.<\/p>

Netanyahu revealed Israel maintains “an organized plan with many surprises” for upcoming conflict phases, “to destabilize the regime, to enable change.”<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Israeli military forces targeted Iranian oil infrastructure and ballistic missile sites in continuing Middle East conflict. Prime Minister Netanyahu declared the confrontation has reached a critical juncture where regime change could occur. Iran responded with missile attacks, though no casualties were reported in Israel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":34183,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773016372625.jpg?fit=189%2C54&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-8Tm","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":33895,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/middle-east-conflict-escalates-as-oil-facilities-water-plants-targeted\/","url_meta":{"origin":34184,"position":0},"title":"Middle East Conflict Escalates as Oil Facilities, Water Plants Targeted","author":"Admin","date":"March 8, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Israeli forces targeted oil storage facilities in Tehran and struck locations in Lebanon on Sunday, while Iran hit a water desalination plant in Bahrain. 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