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Iran has said that United States and Israeli strikes hit its South Pars natural gas field and associated infrastructure, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.

Oil and petrochemical facilities in nearby Asaluyeh also came under attack, the news agency quoted Iranian state television as saying.

If confirmed, the attack marks the first time Iran’s upstream oil and gas facilities have been targeted since the conflict in West Asia began on February 28.

The field is shared with Qatar.

Here are more top updates from the conflict in West Asia:

• Shortly after South Pars and ⁠Asaluyeh came under attack, Tehran issued an evacuation warning for several oil facilities across Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, saying they would be targeted by strikes “in the coming hours”, Reuters quoted Iranian state media as saying.
• The warning was directed at Saudi Arabia’s Samref Refinery and Jubail Petrochemical Complex, the United Arab Emirates’ Al Hosn Gas Field, and Qatar’s Mesaieed Petrochemical Complex, Mesaieed Holding Company and Ras Laffan Refinery. “These centres have become direct and legitimate targets and will be targeted ⁠in the coming hours,” the news agency quoted Iranian state media as saying. “Therefore, all citizens, residents, and employees are requested to immediately leave these areas and move to a safe distance without any delay.”
• Majed Al Ansari, Qatar’s Ministry...

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