As tensions escalated, on Saturday, April 4, a wave of massive explosions shook the Mahshahr Special Petrochemical Economic Zone in southwestern Iran, and several major complexes—including Karoun, Marun, Takht-e Jamshid, Fajr 1 and 2, Rejal, and Amir Kabir—were reportedly hit in aerial bombardments. According to local reports, dozens of successive explosions occurred within a short period, triggering widespread fires in parts of this industrial zone. Some sources said the number of blasts exceeded 50 and reported heavy damage to the facilities. At the same time, the emergency evacuation of workers from these complexes began, and the situation in the area was described as “critical.” During the same period, reports also emerged of fighter jets being heard over Kermanshah in western Iran, heightening concerns about a broader expansion of the attacks.
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Bushehr, home to Iran’s only operational nuclear power plant on the Persian Gulf coast, also came under attack today. According to internal sources, the impact of a projectile near the Bushehr nuclear facility damaged one of the auxiliary buildings in the complex. The blast wave and shrapnel killed one member of the protection forces, but reports indicate that the main sections of the plant and its operational process have not been disrupted. This comes as, in recent days, the evacuation of foreign personnel—including Russian staff involved in the plant’s operations—has reportedly been underway.
