The Iranian daily Kayhan, in its Sunday front-page editorial, published a detailed list of potential energy infrastructure targets across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Israel, including the Leviathan and Tamar gas fields. The newspaper also threatened that striking these targets, combined with closing the Bab el-Mandeb strait alongside the ongoing Hormuz blockade, could drive oil prices to $150–200 per barrel. The analysis was cited by Israeli analyst Yossi Mansharof.
The Iranian daily Kayhan, a hardline outlet closely aligned with the regime, published a front-page editorial on Sunday listing potential energy infrastructure targets across the Gulf states and Israel. The list includes the Ghawar oil field (Saudi Arabia), the Abqaiq and Khurais processing facilities (Saudi Arabia), the Zakum field (UAE), the Al-Ruwais refinery (UAE), the North Field gas field and Ras Laffan terminal (Qatar), the Burgan field (Kuwait), the Sitra refinery and Al-Ma'ameer facilities (Bahrain), and Israel's Leviathan and Tamar gas fields.
The editorial argued that striking these targets, while simultaneously closing the Bab el-Mandeb strait in addition to the ongoing Hormuz closure, could drive oil prices to $150–200 per barrel and trigger a global inflationary wave. The newspaper claimed that such a scenario would give Iran's narrative on energy market risks greater validity than U.S. assessments.
The publication is an opinion piece and does not represent an official Iranian government statement, though Kayhan is known to reflect hardline positions within the regime. The analysis was reported by Israeli analyst Yossi Mansharof.
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