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ANALYSIS | 🇮🇷 🇮🇱 — South Pars Under Fire: Israeli Attack Disrupts Iran's Energy Lifeline
South Pars/North Dome is the world’s largest gas field. Iran’s side supplies ~70-80% of the country’s total natural gas production (recently ~700+ million cubic meters/day).
Gas accounts for:
● ~86% of Iran’s electricity generation
Domestic heating/cooking
● Petrochemical industry (Iran’s second-largest export earner after oil, worth billions annually)
â—Ź Some pipeline exports (mainly to Iraq and Turkey)
● Asaluyeh is Iran’s energy “beating heart” — a huge industrial zone employing tens of thousands and processing sour gas from multiple phases.
Short-Term Effects on Iran (State/Economy)
Production disruption:
Affected plants (gas treatment/refineries) taken offline — one estimate suggests up to ~1/5 of processing capacity impacted initially, with linked offshore platforms seeing reduced flow.
Iran immediately halted gas exports to Iraq (which relies heavily on Iranian supply for power). Exact nationwide drop unclear yet (too recent), but expect several percent reduction short-term.
Revenue hit:
Lost petrochemical output and minor export revenue. War + sanctions already strain the budget; this adds pressure.
Oil/gas markets: Brent crude surged ~5% today to over $108/barrel (nearly 50% higher since war start); global LNG/UK gas prices also rose sharply. Iran ironically benefits from higher oil prices but loses on gas/petrochems.
Repairs: Possible in weeks (2025 precedent), but sanctions limit access to technology/parts, raising costs and delays.
How It Affects Ordinary Iranians
Energy shortages/blackouts: Iran already faces chronic power/gas shortages. This worsens them — expect more frequent electricity cuts (homes, businesses, hospitals, factories). Gas for cooking/heating could see pressure drops or rationing, especially if escalation continues.
Cost of living & economy: Higher inflation from disrupted industry; rising prices for goods, fuel, and imports as the rial weakens further. Petrochemical slowdown hits jobs and subsidies the regime relies on.
Local impacts near Asaluyeh/Bushehr:
Air pollution from fires (toxic gas/smoke risks); temporary unemployment or evacuations in the energy hub.
Broader hardship: War context amplifies suffering — over 1,300 dead nationwide already. Prolonged disruption could spark protests (Iran has history of energy-price riots), though security forces may suppress them. Health effects from pollution or stress in a sanctioned economy.
Longer-Term & Strategic Risks
If more strikes follow or retaliation spirals (Iran already issued evacuation warnings and threatened specific Gulf sites — Saudi Samref/Jubail, UAE Al Hosn, Qatar Ras Laffan/Mesaieed — for “coming hours”), damage compounds. Reservoir pressure issues or delayed maintenance could permanently lower output.
Regime faces weakened leverage (energy is key to survival) but may use it for propaganda (“Zionist aggression”).
Qatar’s side (North Dome) remains untouched and steady — highlighting Iran’s slower development due to sanctions.
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THE DARK REALITY OF HALAL FOOD
What happens when religious legal systems begin shaping public policy?
On Going Rogue with Lara Logan, Lara speaks with Frank Gaffney, founder of the Center for Security Policy, about what he argues are growing accommodations to Sharia within public institutions.
Gaffney points to halal food requirements in government facilities such as schools, hospitals, prisons, and other state institutions. He argues that accommodating halal dietary rules can require separate preparation spaces and specific slaughter practices, raising questions about how religious standards interact with public policy and taxpayer funded institutions.
The discussion examines the broader debate over whether religious legal frameworks like Sharia should influence policies inside public systems in the United States.
Watch episode 68 of Going Rogue with Lara Logan: https://t.co/av3cjWPMkP
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Iran War & Fuel Rationing – are “Energy Lockdowns” on the way?
The war in Iran is having the impact that most people with any sense knew it would have: The price of oil is going up, and the supply of oil is going down.
Of course, whether or not the latter of these is actually true we will never know, and it’s beside the point. Oil companies will natural take the slightest excuse to price gouge and contrive scarcity for the basest of profit motives.
It also serves a political motive as well, since we know the global political machinery is –
against free travel…...
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https://off-guardian.org/2026/03/16/iran-fuel-rationing-are-energy-lockdowns-on-the-way/
