Iran gas field partially suspends output after Israeli attack
(Reuters) -- Gas production has been suspended from part of Iran's South Pars field following an Israeli attack on the site Saturday, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
"Due to a fire in one of the four units of Phase 14 of South Pars, the production of 12 million cubic meters of gas from the Phase 14 platform has been temporarily halted until this section of the refinery is brought back into operation," Tasnim said.
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