Qatar: Iran continuing to strike civilian infrastructure — energy attacks a 'dangerous precedent'

Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari issued a public rebuke of Iran, confirming that Iranian attacks on Qatar's civilian infrastructure are continuing. 'The targeting of civilian infrastructure continues… and we rebuke any justification that the Iranians are offering for these attacks,' al-Ansari said. He did not specify which new facilities had been targeted. Qatar hosts the world's largest liquefied natural gas export terminal at Ras Laffan — Iranian drone strikes forced a halt to Qatari gas production earlier in the war, in one of the most economically consequential single strikes of the conflict. Europe relies heavily on Qatari LNG, particularly after reducing Russian gas imports. Al-Ansari also delivered a broader warning: 'The attacks on energy facilities that have happened, also on both sides, are a dangerous precedent… it will cause repercussions throughout the world.' The 'both sides' framing is notable — Qatar is implicitly criticising IDF strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure (Bapco refinery, oil depots) as well as Iranian strikes on Gulf energy assets. Qatar's mediation role — it has historically served as a back-channel between Iran, the US, and Israel — gives its public statements unusual weight. The warning signals that even US-aligned Gulf states are becoming alarmed at the pace of energy infrastructure destruction.