Tel Aviv, April 4 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asserted that his military forces targeted Iranian petrochemical refineries, identifying the sector as a primary financial lifeline for Tehran's administration.

In a video statement shared via his official X handle, the Prime Minister disclosed that the recent strikes on the petrochemical infrastructure followed a series of successful operations against the Islamic Republic's metallurgical industry. During the address, he maintained that Israel has "destroyed 70 per cent of [Iran's] ability to create steel".

Linking the strategic degradation of Iran's industrial base to ongoing military objectives, Netanyahu suggested that these precision strikes are part of a broader, s...