Zeidifard made the comment on Thursday in Bandar Abbas, the capital of the southern province of Hormuzgan, where he addressed participants in the final and second day of a meeting of managers of gas refining companies.

He said that any disruption in the oil industry causes a crisis for the whole country. Therefore, he added, all the working staff should remain vigilant as enemies are constantly trying to infiltrate Iran’s oil industry.

The official referred to a cyberattack on the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company in 2021, which he said was aimed at creating a crisis for the country, adding that all threats by enemies have been thwarted in the past two years.