Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that Israeli strikes have destroyed about 70 percent of Iran’s steel production capacity, significantly hindering its ability to manufacture weapons.
“In recent days, the Air Force has destroyed 70 percent of Iran’s steel production capacity,” he said.
Iran’s two largest steel plants have been forced out of action by several waves of US and Israeli air attacks.
Iran’s Khuzestan Steel Company and Mobarakeh Steel Company have said it would take months for them to restructure the plants, according to The Economics Tines.
The Revolutionary Guards have since launched missile and drone strikes on industrial areas across the region and Israel in retaliation for the attacks on the steel plants.
The Guards also threatened further retaliation if such attacks happened again.
