Trump warns to 'blow up' South Pars gas field in Iran if strikes against Qatar energy continue

In this article @CL.1 @LCO.1 Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Smoke rises after an Israeli strike in central Beirut's Bachoura neighbourhood, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 12, 2026. Claudia Greco | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned that if Iran continued targeting Qatar's energy facilities, America would "massively blow up the entirety of the South Pars Gas Field." Tehran has attacked energy facilities in Qatar after Israel bombed the South Pars Gas facility in Iran, signaling a sharp escalation in the conflict and sending energy prices soaring. Qatar said Wednesday that Iranian missiles caused "extensive damage" at Ras Laffan Industrial City, home to the largest liquefied natural gas, or LNG, export facility in the world. Trump also denied any prior knowledge of Israel attacking South Pars, pushing back against reports that the strike was coordinated with and approved by his administration. In a social media post Wednesday night stateside, Trump said that "the United States knew nothing about this particular attack, and the country of Qatar was in no way, shape, or form, involved with it, nor did it have any idea that it was going to happen." Trump also urged Israel to end attacks on the South Pars gas field, unless Iran "unwisely" decides to attack Qatar. In that case, the U.S. will "massively blow up the entirety of the South Pars Gas Field at an amount of strength and power that Iran has never seen or witnessed before." watch now VIDEO 6:07 06:07 War in Iran still a good distance away from ending, says Brookings' Michael O'Hanlon The Exchange The attack on South Pars — the world's largest natural gas reserve, shared between Iran and Qatar — marked the first time Israel has targeted Iranian natural gas production infrastructure since the conflict began on Feb. 28. Iran has fired ballistic missiles at Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City, ...