Iran missile hit Israel’s Haifa refinery on March 19, 2026, causing minor disruptions and triggering international response.

Israeli officials say that an Iranian missile hit Israel's Haifa Oil Refinery on March 19, 2026. The missile caused power outages and smoke in the area, but no major damage to infrastructure or dangerous leaks. Bomb disposal teams came to clean up the mess, and power was quickly restored. Iran attacked Gulf energy sites in response to an Israeli strike on Iran's South Pars gas field, which is important for Iran's energy supply. This led to a joint statement from the UK, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Japan supporting safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Officials from the US intelligence and Treasury said that the US and Israel have different goals in the war and that they might ease sanctions on 140 million barrels of Iranian oil to stabilize the markets. This could involve releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and working with Japan.