War – Bulletin No.7 – 18 March 2026
Attack on energy infrastructure strongly condemned
According to the Governor of Asaluyeh, the phases of the South Pars gas field that were damaged in the attack have been taken offline.
On Wednesday, 18 March 2026, the Israeli military struck the South Pars petrochemical facilities in Asaluyeh. Reports indicate that refinery installations in phases 3, 4, 5 and 6 were hit. In order to control the situation and prevent the fire from spreading, these phases were taken out of operation. Facilities in phases 17 and 18 were also reportedly targeted. Fortunately, the attacks did not result in any casualties.
At the same time, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced that it intends to carry out retaliatory strikes against five refineries in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
In a related development, it has been reported that on the evening of Tuesday, 17 March a projectile struck the grounds of the Bushehr nuclear power plant. According to a statement by the Atomic Energy Organisation of the Islamic Republic, the incident caused no financial, technical or human damage, and none of the plant’s facilities were harmed.
Earlier, on Monday, 16 March, an electricity administration building near Shohada Square in Tehran was also targeted in an attack.
Condemnation of attacks on civilian infrastructure
The Worker-communist Party of Iran strongly condemns attacks on energy infrastructure, such as oil and gas facilities, which disrupt the lives of ordinary people. The Party also condemns attacks on nuclear facilities, as such actions pose the danger of radioactive contamination and could have devastating consequences for people’s lives and safety.
At the same time, the Party reiterates that the Islamic Republic is the main cause of this war. By beating the drums of war, refusing to abandon its nuclear and missile programmes, and continuing to support proxy forces in the region, the regime has helped create the conditions for the current conflict.
A real path to ending this war would be for the Islamic Republic to abandon these policies and programmes, which serve no interests of the people of Iran, and retreat from them.
As long as this regime remains in power and continues to sacrifice people’s lives to its militaristic policies, Iranian society will remain under the threat of further wars—even if the current one ends.
The overthrow of the Islamic Republic by the revolutionary power of the people is the only way to put an end to this danger.
Worker-communist Party of Iran
18 March 2026
