Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump vows to destroy Iran's South Pars gas field if Qatar plant hit again

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• Qatar says Iran missile attack on main gas hub causes damage

• March 19, 2026 08:50 Oil rises 3% after Iran strikes Middle East energy facilities Oil prices rose as much as 3% on Thursday after Iran attacked several energy facilities across the Middle East following a strike on its ‌South Pars gas field, a major escalation in Tehran’s war with the U.S. and Israel.-Reuters

Oil prices rose as much as 3% on Thursday after Iran attacked several energy facilities across the Middle East following a strike on its ‌South Pars gas field, a major escalation in Tehran’s war with the U.S. and Israel.

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• March 19, 2026 08:13 Trump vows to destroy Iran gas field if Qatar plant hit again U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (March 18, 2026) threatened to destroy Iran’s key South Pars gas field if there were further attacks against Qatar’s main gas plant.Mr. Trump confirmed on his Truth Social platform that Israel had struck the South Pars field but said the United States “knew nothing” of the attack, which spurred Iran to launch an attack on Qatar’s Ras Laffan facility.“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 U.S. President wrote.- AFP

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (March 18, 2026) threatened to destroy Iran’s key South Pars gas field if there were further attacks against Qatar’s main gas plant.

Mr. Trump confirmed on his Truth Social platform that Israel had struck the South Pars field but said the United States “knew nothing” of the attack, which spurred Iran to launch an attack on Qatar’s Ras Laffan facility.

“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 U.S. President wrote.

• March 19, 2026 07:15 Ex-counterterrorism official says he wasn't allowed to share concerns about Iran war with Trump Joe Kent, the former counterterrorism director who resigned this week over concerns about the Iran war, said on Wednesday (March 18, 2026) that he and other senior officials with doubts about the airstrikes “were not allowed” to share them with President Donald Trump.Speaking on Tucker Carlson’s show, Kent said the President relied on a small circle of advisers in making his decision to strike Iran. Mr. Kent claimed Israel forced Mr. Trump’s hand despite what he said was no evidence that Iran posed an imminent threat to the U.S.“A good deal of key decision makers were not allowed to come and express their opinion to the President,” Mr. Kent told the prominent conservative commentator. “There wasn’t a robust debate.” Mr. Kent’s comments offer an inside glimpse into Trump’s decision to strike Iran on Feb. 28 and underscore the risk that the war could divide his political base. They also suggest there were concerns about the strikes within the administration.- AP

Joe Kent, the former counterterrorism director who resigned this week over concerns about the Iran war, said on Wednesday (March 18, 2026) that he and other senior officials with doubts about the airstrikes “were not allowed” to share them with President Donald Trump.

Speaking on Tucker Carlson’s show, Kent said the President relied on a small circle of advisers in making his decision to strike Iran. Mr. Kent claimed Israel forced Mr. Trump’s hand despite what he said was no evidence that Iran posed an imminent threat to the U.S.

“A good deal of key decision makers were not allowed to come and express their opinion to the President,” Mr. Kent told the prominent conservative commentator. “There wasn’t a robust debate.”

Mr. Kent’s comments offer an inside glimpse into Trump’s decision to strike Iran on Feb. 28 and underscore the risk that the war could divide his political base. They also suggest there were concerns about the strikes within the administration.

• March 19, 2026 07:08 Children have borne the brunt of Israel-U.S. aggression Children have borne the brunt of Israel-U.S. aggressionChildren have borne the brunt of military strikes, with data showing Israel and the United States responsible for a large share of external attacks ending in child fatalities since 1996, raising UN concerns over civilian harm.

Children have borne the brunt of Israel-U.S. aggression

Children have borne the brunt of military strikes, with data showing Israel and the United States responsible for a large share of external attacks ending in child fatalities since 1996, raising UN concerns over civilian harm.

• March 19, 2026 07:06 Qatar says Iran missile attack on main gas hub causes damage An Iranian missile attack caused damage at Qatar’s main gas facility on its north coast, the defence ministry said on Thursday (March 19, 2026).The “State of Qatar was attacked [by] ballistic missiles, from Iran, which targeted Ras Laffan Industrial City and caused damages”, the Qatari defence ministry posted on X.Qatar had said overnight that attacks on the gas facility were a “direct threat” to its national security.- AFP

An Iranian missile attack caused damage at Qatar’s main gas facility on its north coast, the defence ministry said on Thursday (March 19, 2026).

The “State of Qatar was attacked [by] ballistic missiles, from Iran, which targeted Ras Laffan Industrial City and caused damages”, the Qatari defence ministry posted on X.

Qatar had said overnight that attacks on the gas facility were a “direct threat” to its national security.

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