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Fri Β· 06 Nov 2026

Multiple Explosions Hit Ahvaz, Iran's Oil Capital, in Fresh Strikes

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Multiple Explosions Hit Ahvaz, Iran's Oil Capital, in Fresh Strikes

πŸ›’οΈ KHUZESTAN β€” Ahvaz burning means the campaign just reached Iran's oil heartland. πŸ“Œ LOOK CLOSER: Ahvaz hosts Iran's primary oil refining and pipeline infrastructure β€” Khuzestan produces ~80% of Iranian crude. Striking here crosses the civilian energy threshold Trump telegraphed weeks ago. It also sits 50km from the Iraqi border, directly threatening PMF corridors CENTCOM already targeted at Shalamcheh. Variable: whether Tehran reads this as the infrastructure war it warned would trigger total escalation.

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