Gov’t vows full-scale rebuild for war-damaged petchem firms

SHANA (Tehran) – Government has launched a resource-mobilization effort to rebuild petrochemical and energy companies damaged in recent attacks, according to government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani, who toured affected facilities in Khuzestan province this week.

Speaking on the sidelines of a visit to Fajr Energy Persian Gulf Company, Mohajerani praised the resilience of the firm's employees during the recent strikes. She said staff worked to minimize casualties in the aftermath of the attacks, though six people lost their lives in the assaults on the company's facilities. She credited the workers' efforts and effective on-the-ground coordination with keeping the human toll as low as possible.

The spokeswoman stressed that the companies targeted play a direct role in everyday life, saying that any attack on them amounts to an attack on the public itself. She noted that the goods produced at these facilities—ranging from gasoline to plastics and other everyday materials—are deeply woven into people's daily routines.

Mohajerani said the government, through its reconstruction headquarters, is working at full capacity to secure the resources needed to accelerate rebuilding efforts. She expressed hope that, given her colleagues' dedication, all the affected companies would soon return to full operation. She also underscored the importance of public conservation efforts in sustaining the industrial cycle during the recovery period.

The spokeswoman's tour continued the following day in Mahshahr, where she visited the Mahshahr Petrochemical Special Economic Zone. Mohajerani had arrived in Ahvaz the previous night as part of a government delegation assessing the situation in Khuzestan following attacks by the United States on parts of southern Iran, before continuing her trip to Mahshahr on Saturday, July 18.

During the Mahshahr visit, Mohajerani reiterated that the petrochemical industry was targeted precisely because of its central role in people's lives. She said that across both recent conflicts, enemy attacks have consistently and deliberately targeted the fabric of everyday life. She pointed specifically to the industry's role in gasoline production as one example of how strikes on petrochemical infrastructure translate directly into an assault on public livelihoods.

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