April 6 (UPI) -- Israel's military attacked a petrochemical plant in southern Iran on Monday, Defense Minister Israel Katz announced.
The attack struck the largest petrochemical facility in Iran at the South Pars natural gas field in Asaluyeh. The plant is responsible for about 50% of Iran's petrochemical production, The Guardian reported.
Last week, the Israeli military struck another major facility, The Times of Israel reported.
Katz said the two sites, "which together are responsible for about 85% of Iran's petrochemical exports, have been taken out of use and are not functioning."
"This is a severe economic blow amounting to tens of billions of dollars to the Iranian regime," he added.
