Israeli forces struck the Asaluyeh gas processing plant in Bushehr province in southwestern Iran on March 18, targeting the country's largest and most important gas facility. The attack marks a major escalation in Israel's campaign against Iranian energy infrastructure,

Iran intensified its attacks on oil and natural gas facilities around the Gulf on Thursday, raising the stakes in a war that is sending shock waves through the global economy.

The attacks added to fears the energy crisis triggered by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to tanker traffic may be longer and more extensive than feared, with lasting damage to oil and gas product...