Smoke and fire rise near the South Pars gas field following an attack, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Bushehr Province, Iran, March 18, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Social Media/via REUTERS  THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. NEWS ONLY USE.


VERIFICATION:
Reuters confirmed the location from the road layout, light house, electric pylons, and ship model.
Reuters could not confirm the date of footage, however Iran's Fars news agency reported that gas tanks and parts of a refinery had been hit and state media later said the fire there was under control. No older versions of the video were found before March 18. 
Coordinates of the structures under fire was seen from 27.525170402738087, 52.572015374827416. 
NASA FIRMS detected thermal activity in the vicinity on March 18.  
Iranian gas flows to Iraq were halted on Wednesday following an attack on Iran's Pars gas field, a senior Iraqi official told Reuters.
Former George W. Bush adviser warns of a 'whole new level of escalation' in war with Iran

Bob McNally tells CNN's Audie Cornish the crisis in the Middle East is now threatening to "engulf" critical energy infrastructure

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Smoke and fire rise near the South Pars gas field following an attack, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Bushehr Province, Iran, March 18, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Social Media/via REUTERS  THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. NEWS ONLY USE.


VERIFICATION:
Reuters confirmed the location from the road layout, light house, electric pylons, and ship model.
Reuters could not confirm the date of footage, however Iran's Fars news agency reported that gas tanks and parts of a refinery had been hit and state media later said the fire there was under control. No older versions of the video were found before March 18. 
Coordinates of the structures under fire was seen from 27.525170402738087, 52.572015374827416. 
NASA FIRMS detected thermal activity in the vicinity on March 18.  
Iranian gas flows to Iraq were halted on Wednesday following an attack on Iran's Pars gas field, a senior Iraqi official told Reuters.
Former George W. Bush adviser warns of a 'whole new level of escalation' in war with Iran
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