The field is part of a vast gas reservoir shared by Iran and Qatar. The strike appeared to be one of the most significant attacks on an energy site since the U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran began.
The Iranian government threatened to strike oil and gas facilities in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday, in response to an attack on its South Pars natural gas field. Iranian state media warned the country would target Saudi Arabia’s Samref Refiney and its Jubail Petrochemical Complex, as well as the…
President Donald Trump threatened to destroy Iran’s South Pars gas field on Wednesday if Tehran carries out another strike on Qatar’s liquefied natural gas facilities, warning of massive retaliation as tensions escalate across the Gulf. In a Truth Social post, Trump said the United States would respond with overwhelming force if Iran targets Qatar again.…
President Trump on Wednesday announced on Truth Social that Israel hit a “major facility known as South Pars Gas Field in Iran,” prompting Iran to launch retaliatory attacks on Qatar’s liquid natural gas facility at Ras Laffan Industrial City. The post BREAKING: Trump Announces Israel “Violently Lashed Out” and Hit Gas Fields in Iran, Claims US “KNEW…
The South Pars/North Dome field is a natural-gas condensate field located in the Persian Gulf. It is by far the world’s largest natural gas field, with ownership of the field shared between Iran and Qatar. According to the International Energy Agency, the field holds an estimated 1,800 trillion cubic feet of in-site natural gas. President […] The post…
Donald Trump disavowed Israel’s air strikes against Iran’s South Pars gas field, claiming that the U.S. “knew nothing” about the attack.The president tried to wash his hands of Israel’s late-night assault, which marked a major escalation in the Iran war. Moments later, however, Trump promised that he, too, would “massively blow up” Iran’s gas field if…
President Trump said Wednesday that Israel will not conduct further attacks on Iran's main natural gas facility.Why it matters: Trump's comments that seem to be an effort to de-escalate the situation came hours after he green-lit the Israeli strike on the facility that marked a significant escalation in the war. Driving the news: The Israeli Air Force…
Oil and European natural gas prices surged as Iran pledged to retaliate in response to attacks on the country’s upstream energy assets.
What does Trump's Truth Social post after gas field attacks tell us about US-Israeli alignment?
Iran attacked oil and gas sites in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait as the conflict rapidly becomes a war on the world’s energy supply. Iran says it is retaliation after Israel attacked the South Pars natural gas refinery on the Iranian coast which holds the largest gas reserves in the world. President Donald Trump says the United…
