Both sides in Iran war ratchet up attacks on energy facilities, as oil prices surge

March 18, 2026

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel kept up its campaign of targeting Iran’s leaders on Wednesday, killing the country’s intelligence minister, and an Iranian offshore natural gas field was struck in a sign of the war’s mounting pressure – from both sides — on the region’s economic lifeblood: energy.

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