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What is South Pars? The huge gas field raising the stakes of Middle East conflict
Iran shares the world’s largest natural gas reserve with it’s neighbour Qatar
Mark Ireland The ConversationWednesday 18 March 2026 16:17 GMT
Independent
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Strike hits South Pars gas field, halts output at key refineries
Story by Agencies
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TEHRAN — A US-Israeli airstrike hit gas storage tanks at Iran’s South Pars field in the southern city of Asaluyeh on Wednesday, halting production at two refineries with a combined capacity of about 100 million cubic meters per day, Iranian media reported.
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