US President Donald Trump has warned Iran that Washington could blow up the South Pars gas field on a large scale if Tehran launches more attacks on Qatar’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure, as the growing conflict in the Middle East threatens global energy supplies.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he did not want to authorize such destruction, but would do so if Qatar’s LNG facilities were targeted again. The US President said that I do not want to authorize this level of violence because it will have a very bad impact on the future of Iran, but if Qatar’s LNG is attacked again then I will not hesitate to do so.
What did Qatar Energy say?
This warning comes at a time when Qatar has said that Iranian missile attacks have caused severe damage to additional LNG sites in the country. Qatar’s state oil and gas company Qatar Energy said Thursday that the missile attacks had damaged facilities and caused major fires. Firefighters are busy extinguishing the fire and there is no news of anyone being injured so far.
Statement from President Trump on South Pars Gas Field: pic.twitter.com/YrjhDdGTxP
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 19, 2026
These attacks on Qatar followed Israel’s attack on Iran’s South Pars natural gas field located in the Persian Gulf, which Iran and Qatar share. Tehran condemned the attack and Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian warned of uncontrolled consequences that could engulf the world.
What did Donald Trump say?
Donald Trump also said that America had no role in the recent attack on Iran’s huge South Pars natural gas field and Qatar was also not involved in it. Trump wrote, “Outraged by what has happened in the Middle East, Israel has attacked a major gas plant in Iran’s South Pars gas field.” He said the attack targeted only a relatively small part of the huge plant and stressed that Washington was not informed of the attack.
Now Israel will not attack- Trump
Trump also indicated that Israel would not launch any further attacks on gas fields unless Iran attacks Qatar again. He wrote, “There will be no further attacks by Israel on this extremely important and valuable South Pars area.
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