Dark haze over Tehran as US-Israeli forces bomb oil storage facilities

Al JazeeraCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by By Anadolu, AP, EPA and ReutersMarch 8, 2026 at 12:25 PM

Dark haze over Tehran as US-Israeli forces bomb oil storage facilities

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Joint US-Israeli air strikes targeted oil storage facilities in and around Tehran on Saturday, March 8, 2026, resulting in a dark haze over the city and the deaths of four Iranian oil distribution employees. The strikes hit four oil storage facilities and an oil transfer and production center in Tehran and Alborz province, causing large fires and oil leaks. Israel claimed the facilities were used to operate military infrastructure, and Prime Minister Netanyahu vowed to continue the assault on Iran. The attacks mark a new phase in the ongoing conflict, which has lasted nine days and resulted in over 1,300 deaths in Iran, 300 in Lebanon, and a dozen in Israel.

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Lebanon 30% Fars news agency 40% Aghdasieh oil warehouse 40% Tehran refinery 40% Shahran oil depot ×240% Karaj 40% Alborz province 50% Benjamin Netanyahu 60% Iran ×470% United States ×280% Israel ×380% Tehran ×790%

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oil storage facilities 100% air strikes 90% us-israeli forces 90% tehran 80% iran 70% fuel depots 70% attack 60% war 50% military infrastructure 40%

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Tehran

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