Iran-Israel conflict creates serious risks for Azerbaijani capital as  well - expert

ArmInfo.Iran's attacks on Israeli energy facilities pose serious risks for Azerbaijani capital as well. Vahe  Davtyan, expert in cross-border infrastructure projects, Doctor of Political Sciences and professor, wrote on his Facebook page.

He noted that in the Iran-Israel conflict, energy infrastructure has  emerged as  a primary strategic target.  Tehran's latest attacks on  the Israeli energy system are not just military, but also have a  distinct geo- economic dimension.

Late yesterday evening, key facilities in Israel's energy  infrastructure were hit by missile strikes. The strikes disabled  power supply systems in the central regions of the country,  leading  to large-scale power outages.  The  Leviathan and Karish gas fields,  two strategic hubs in Israel's energy system for both domestic energy  supply and export strategy, were among the targets.

He recalled that the mentioned fields are currently being developed  by a consortium consisting of BP, NewMed and Azerbaijan's SOCAR. The  latter also acquired a 10% stake in the Tamar field in May of this  year, increasing its presence in Israel's gas sector.

There were also attacks  on Haifa's oil refineries, one of the  country's largest industrial complexes. These actions by Tehran can  be seen as an "energy counterattack" in response to Israel's past  actions, specifically the attack on Iran's South Pars field.