DUBAI (Reuters) -A hacking group that the regime in Iran accuses of having links to Israel claimed it carried out cyberattacks that disrupted services at petrol stations across Iran on Monday, Iranian state TV reported.

The Regime Oil Minister Javad Owji earlier told Iranian state TV that services had been disrupted at about 70% of Iran's petrol stations and that outside interference was a possible cause.

The petrol outages on Monday are the first such incident since 2021, when a major cyberattack in Iran disrupted the sale of fuel, causing long queues at stations across the country. 

The disruption began early Monday and was especially acute in Tehran, forcing many petrol stations to operate manually, Regime's media reported.