The colony of z*on’s largest oil refinery was forced to shut down on 16 June after an Iranian missile strike caused extensive damage to the Bazan Group’s Haifa complex, killing three workers and disabling its main power station, Israel’s Calcalist reported.

“As a result of the damage to the Bazan Group complex, the power plant responsible for generating part of the steam and electricity used by the group’s facilities was significantly damaged. Additional damage was also sustained.” Barzan Group announced.

“For the time being, all operations at the refinery and its subsidiaries in Haifa have been shut down. The company is working in coordination with the Israel Electric Corporation, which mobilized immediately, to restore a regular electricity supply to the complex as soon as possible.” the company added.

The Bazan complex supplies nearly 60 percent of Israel’s diesel and close to half of its gasoline.

Trading in Bazan Group shares was suspended for several hours on Monday, with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange citing a “lack of clarity” as the reason for the halt. It was later confirmed that the suspension followed the Iranian missile strike on the company’s Haifa complex.

While Bazan’s primary activity is oil refining, it also manufactures raw materials for the plastics and chemical sectors.

A day earlier, on 15 June, Iranian missile and drone strikes caused localised damage to pipelines within the complex’s downstream facilities, resulting in partial shutdowns.

Most operations, however, remained functional at the time.

Since the sudden z*onist attack on Iran and the subsequent exchanges of fire, both sides have sought to cripple each other’s energy infrastructure in an effort to undermine economic stability and disrupt vital supply chains.

As Iranian missiles struck Israeli energy infrastructure and Tel Aviv escalated its bombing campaign on civilian sites across Iran, diplomatic statements from both sides revealed growing international concern over the rapid escalation of the war.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told parliament that Tehran is “not seeking nuclear weapons” and that the country “must stand strong against this genocidal criminal aggression.”

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi referred to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “a war criminal,” accusing him of deliberately provoking war to sabotage efforts toward a diplomatic breakthrough between Tehran and Washington.

Asked whether he would consider targeting Iran’s supreme leader, Netanyahu said, “It’s not going to escalate the conflict. It’s going to end the conflict.”

US President Donald Trump, speaking at the G7 summit in Canada, urged Tehran to engage in de-escalation talks with z*onists “before it’s too late.”

The Cradle Media report