Lavan Island Refinery Blaze Still Burning Hours After US-Iran Ceasefire Takes Effect

The Lavan Island oil refinery on Iran's Persian Gulf coast was still burning hours after the US-Iran ceasefire took effect on April 8, 2026, Al Jazeera reported. The fire — ignited by strikes on the strategic refinery during the conflict — continued to rage despite the truce, highlighting the lasting physical damage inflicted on Iranian energy infrastructure during the 40-day campaign. Lavan Island hosts one of Iran's key offshore oil and gas processing facilities; its sustained damage will constrain Iranian oil export capacity during the ceasefire period and into any post-war recovery phase. The ongoing blaze is a visible symbol of the conflict's material consequences persisting beyond the diplomatic halt in hostilities.