Trump threatens to blow up major Iranian gas field as energy prices soar higher

""NO MORE ATTACKS WILL BE MADE BY ISRAEL" on the South Pars field unless Iran attacked Qatar, Trump said, in which case the U.S. would "massively blow up the entirety" of the gas field with "amount of strength and power that Iran has never seen or witnessed before.""

""I do not want to authorize this level of violence and destruction because of the long term implications that it will have on the future of Iran, but if Qatar's LNG is again attacked, I will not hesitate to do so," he wrote."

""An eye for an eye equation is in effect, and a new level of confrontation has begun," said Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf following the attack on South Pars on Wednesday."

Following an Israeli strike on Iran's South Pars gas field, Trump issued a warning on Truth Social stating the U.S. would "massively blow up" the facility if Iran attacks Qatar again. Trump clarified the U.S. had no prior knowledge of the Israeli attack and that Qatar was uninvolved. Iran responded to the Israeli strike by attacking a Qatari gas facility, prompting Trump's threat of severe retaliation. He expressed reluctance about authorizing such destruction due to long-term implications for Iran but pledged not to hesitate if Qatar's LNG facilities face further attacks. These escalating strikes on energy infrastructure have intensified Persian Gulf involvement in the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran and significantly impacted global energy markets.

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