us President donald trump The attack on Iran’s South Pars gas field was carried out by Israel, with no involvement of either the United States or Qatar, it said late Wednesday.In a social media post, Trump said Israel had targeted a part of a major gas facility “out of anger” over developments in the Middle East, insisting that Washington had no prior knowledge of the attack and that Qatar was not involved “in any way.”
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Iran attacked Ras Laffan, the site of the world’s largest LNG facility. gas plant damaged
He claimed that Iran responded without full information, which he described as an unjustified attack on part of Qatar’s LNG infrastructure.Trump warned that unless Iran moved forward targeting Qatar again, Israel would refrain from further attacks on the South Pars region. In such a scenario, he said, the United States would retaliate against the facility with overwhelming force, even without Israeli involvement.While warning that he did not want to authorize destruction on such a large scale because of its long-term consequences, Trump said the US would take decisive action if Qatar’s LNG assets were attacked again.Trump wrote, “Enraged by what has happened in the Middle East, Israel has violently attacked a major facility in Iran called the South Pars Gas Field. A relatively small portion of the total was affected. The United States knew nothing about this particular attack, and the country of Qatar was not involved in it in any way, shape, or form, nor did it have any idea that it was about to happen.”“Unfortunately, Iran was not aware of this or any relevant facts related to the South Pars attack, and it inappropriately and wrongly attacked a portion of Qatar’s LNG gas facility. There will be no further attacks by Israel on this extremely important and valuable South Pars field, unless Iran makes a foolhardy decision to attack the very innocent, in this case Qatar – in this case the United States, with or without Israel’s help or consent, in full force “The South Pars gas field has such power and strength that Iran has never seen or seen before,” he said. Trump said, “I do not want to authorize this level of violence and destruction because of its long-term impact on Iran’s future, but if Qatar’s LNG is attacked again, I would not hesitate to do so. Thank you for your attention to this matter.”Attacks on energy infrastructure have escalated the conflict, with Israel targeting Iran’s South Pars gas field – the world’s largest natural gas reserve – leading to intense tensions with Tehran.Iran condemned the attack, warning of “uncontrollable consequences” and responded by launching missile attacks on energy facilities across the Gulf. Qatar said Iranian missiles struck its liquefied natural gas sites, causing major fires and widespread damage, although no casualties were reported. The country had already halted production in the conflict, and further damage could delay its return to global energy markets.Iran also targeted major oil and gas facilities in the UAE, including the Habshan gas plant and the Bab field, with Abu Dhabi calling the action a “dangerous escalation”. In return, Qatar ordered the Iranian embassy officials to leave within 24 hours.The increasing attacks have increased pressure on Gulf countries such as Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain, which have so far focused on defense despite repeated attacks on their energy assets, military bases and civilian infrastructure.Global energy markets reacted sharply. Oil prices have surged, with Brent crude up nearly 50% since the conflict began, amid disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz – a vital shipping route for about a fifth of the world’s oil. Iran has imposed restrictions on transit through the strait, further increasing supply concerns.Meanwhile, Israel has continued to target senior Iranian leadership, including the alleged assassination of Intelligence Minister Ismail Khatib and other top security figures. Iran has retaliated with missile attacks on Israel, including attacks that caused casualties in the occupied West Bank.
