President Donald Trump warned that the United States would launch a powerful attack on Iran’s South Pars natural gas field if Iran targets a Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility again. Trump issued the warning in a March 19 post on Truth Social amid ongoing conflict involving the U.S., Israel, and Iran.
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Trump stated that Israel recently struck a section of South Pars in response to Middle East tensions, an attack of which the U.S. was not informed and Qatar was not involved. He accused Iran of mistakenly attacking part of Qatar’s LNG facility afterward. Trump emphasized that no further Israeli attacks on South Pars would occur unless Iran again targets Qatar’s LNG infrastructure. If such an attack happens, Trump vowed that the U.S., with or without Israel’s consent, would “massively blow up the entirety of the South Pars Gas Field” with unprecedented force.
While expressing reluctance to authorize such extensive violence, Trump said he would act decisively to prevent further damage to Qatar’s LNG assets. The announcement comes during the third week of U.S. and Israeli military operations against Iran, which began amid escalating regional tensions.
Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent recently resigned in protest against the war, asserting Iran did not pose an imminent threat to the U.S. Trump dismissed Kent’s view, reiterating that Iran had long been recognized as a global threat and questioned why action had not been taken sooner.
The Trump administration’s position signals heightened risks in the region as the U.S. moves toward more aggressive measures targeting Iran’s critical energy infrastructure.
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