Iran Targets Energy Facilities Across Gulf Amid Escalating War
Iran's retaliatory aerial attacks on energy facilities across the Gulf have caused extensive damage to Qatar's LNG facilities, forcing the UAE to shut gas facilities and setting off fires at two Kuwaiti refineries.
The attacks, which drew a furious response from US President Donald Trump, came hours after Tehran issued evacuation warnings for several oil facilities across Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar, following strikes on its own energy infrastructure in South Pars and Asaluyeh.
Qatar's state oil giant QatarEnergy said Iranian missile attacks on Ras Laffan caused 'extensive damage', while the UAE shut gas facilities after intercepting missiles early on Thursday. The Pearl GTL facility had suffered extensive damage, with Shell saying a fire was quickly put out and it was now in a safe state.
Trump warned Iran not to attack Qatari LNG facilities again, threatening to 'massively blow up the entirety of the South Pars Gas Field' if it did so. Qatar's foreign ministry condemned the attack on Ras Laffan as a 'direct threat' to Qatar's national security and accused Iran of taking an 'irresponsible approach.'