Iran halts gas exports to Türkiye After Israeli strike on South Pars field

Iran has stopped supplying natural gas to Türkiye following an Israeli strike on the South Pars gas field last week, sources familiar with the matter said.

Türkiye, which imported around 13% of its natural gas from Iran last year, continues to receive gas from its main suppliers, Russia and Azerbaijan, and can draw on storage, Bloomberg reports.

The Turkish Energy Ministry declined to comment.

It remains unclear how long the halt in Iranian flows will last or whether Ankara will seek additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies. European benchmark gas futures pared losses after the news.

The Israeli strike on March 18 targeted South Pars, the world’s largest natural gas field, prompting Tehran to retaliate with attacks on energy assets in Gulf Arab states, including Qatar’s Ras Laffan complex, a major LNG hub.

The incidents pushed global gas prices to their highest in more than three years, though prices have eased in recent days.

Türkiye’s Energy Minister, Alparslan Bayraktar, said last November that the country’s gas storage capacity of 6.3 billion cubic meters was full. In March 2025, Türkiye consumed an average of 230 million cubic meters of gas per day.

South Pars is critical for Iran’s domestic power generation and exports. Iran also temporarily cut gas flows to neighbouring Iraq following the attack, though partial supplies have resumed, Baghdad’s electricity ministry said.

Even in peacetime, Iran has occasionally suspended gas deliveries to Türkiye due to technical issues, typically during winter when domestic demand in northern Iran is high.

By Aghakazim Guliyev