The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on June 8, 2026, that the Israeli Air Force attacked several infrastructures at the petrochemical complex in Mahshahr, southwestern Iran. According to the IDF, the targeted facilities were used by armed forces subordinate to the Iranian regime to produce and export unique raw materials essential for ballistic missile development. The strike is part of Operation "Roar of the Lion." The IDF statement read:

"At the Petrochemical Complex in Mahshahr: IDF Attacked Infrastructure for Producing Raw Materials for the Iranian Terror Regime's Missile Program

The Air Force, with precise intelligence guidance, attacked this morning several infrastructures at the petrochemical complex in Mahshahr in southwestern Iran, which were used by armed forces subordinate to the Iranian terror regime for producing and exporting raw materials for combat means.

The attacked infrastructures produced unique materials that serve as essential components for developing ballistic missiles, which pose a direct threat to the State of Israel and its citizens.

These are critical components in the existing production infrastructure at the complex for the Iranian terror regime's missile program.

The attack joins several additional strikes carried out against the complex in Operation 'Roar of the Lion.'"