[Israeli Military Strikes Iran's Mahshahr Petrochemical Complex Again, Iran Threatens to Expand Retaliation Scope] BlockBeats News, June 8 – On June 8 local time, the Israeli military announced that it had launched an airstrike on the large petrochemical complex in Mahshahr, southern Iran. This marks the first attack on the facility by Israel since the two countries reached a ceasefire agreement on April 7. The targeted Bandar Imam Petrochemical Complex is Iran's largest petrochemical base, consisting of over 50 plants with an annual production capacity of approximately 72 million tons. Iranian media reported that the Karun Petrochemical Plant within the complex was struck twice at around 7:30 a.m. that day. While no casualties have been reported, the facilities have sustained damage. The Israeli military stated that the strike targeted military facilities involved in producing raw materials for Iran's ballistic missile program. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran condemned the attack as a "dangerous game" and warned that it would expand its retaliation scope, including targeting energy-related facilities. This is the second attack on the Mahshahr Petrochemical Complex this year. In early April, an Israeli strike on the complex's utility facilities temporarily halted production across the entire site, sparking criticism over Israel's targeting of Iran's civilian economic infrastructure. As Iran pushes for economic diversification, petrochemical exports now account for about one-quarter of its total exports. Israel has long maintained that the complex is a "dual-use" facility, with some of the chemical raw materials produced being usable for both civilian and military purposes, making it a legitimate target. However, according to international law experts, even if a facility is dual-use, any attack must still comply with the proportionality principle outlined in the Geneva Conventions. [Original Article Link]