Trump threatens to ‘massively blow up’ Iran gas field if Tehran launches another retaliatory attack over Israel’s strike

President Trump threatened to wipe out an Iranian gas field Wednesday if the Islamic regime continues to retaliate against Qatar over an Israeli airstrike. 

The president issued the warning in a fiery Truth Social post, in which he also pledged that Israel would no longer target Iran’s coastal Persian Gulf oil and gas infrastructure. 

Trump said Israel “violently lashed out at a major facility known as South Pars Gas Field in Iran” earlier Wednesday “out of anger for what has taken place in the Middle East.” 

“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 wrote, noting that “a relatively small section of the whole” was hit.

“Unfortunately, Iran did not know this, or any of the pertinent facts pertaining to the South Pars attack, and unjustifiably and unfairly attacked a portion of Qatar’s LNG Gas facility,” the president continued. 

Trump added: “NO MORE ATTACKS WILL BE MADE BY ISRAEL pertaining to this extremely important and valuable South Pars Field unless Iran unwisely decides to attack a very innocent, in this case, Qatar – In which instance the United States of America, with or without the help or consent of Israel, 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.”

The president insisted he does “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.” 

Qatar’s state oil giant QatarEnergy said it suffered “extensive damage” at its Ras Laffan Industrial City after Iranian missiles hit the fuel plant.

“Emergency response teams were deployed immediately to contain the resulting fires,” the world’s second-largest liquefied natural gas exporter said in a statement. ⁠

Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry said it intercepted at least four ballistic missiles over Riyadh and destroyed another two Iranian drones before they reached a gas facility in the country’s eastern province.

Falling debris from the interceptions wounded at least four people, Saudi officials added. 

Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs slammed the attacks as “a dangerous escalation” in the Middle East as Iran targets American allies in its retaliatory attacks. 

“The Iranian side continues its escalatory policies that are pushing the region toward the brink and drawing countries not party to this crisis into the conflict zone,” the ministry warned. 

“The ministry also reiterates that the State of Qatar reserves its right to respond in accordance with Article (51) of the United Nations Charter and the right to self-defense as guaranteed by international law, stressing that it will not hesitate to take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty, security, and the safety of its citizens and residents,” officials added. 

The UAE also reportedly suspended operations at two Abu Dhabi natural gas sites — the Habshan gas facilities and the Bab field — following Iranian strikes that were intercepted.

The production halt was caused by falling shrapnel, though no injuries were reported.

Iran had directly warned civilians in Qatar and Saudi Arabia to evacuate from energy facilities on Wednesday following an attack on its South Pars gas field, which is jointly operated by Tehran and Doha.

The attack damaged Iran’s Asaluyeh refinery, halting production at two of the field’s refineries, which typically put out about 100 million cubic meters of gas a day, according to state media.

Wednesday marks the first major attacks on energy facilities across the Middle East, an escalation that threatens oil and gas prices across the world. 

Brent crude oil futures soared to nearly $111 per barrel in the wake of the strikes, after opening on Wednesday around $101.

European natural gas prices have also surged by more than 6% on Monday.