US-Israel coordinated strike hits South Pars natural gas field — world largest gas reservoir targeted, Qatar calls it dangerous and irresponsible
The strike on Iran South Pars natural gas field was coordinated with and approved by the Trump administration, Axios reported citing two senior Israeli officials and a US defense official. Qatar, which shares the South Pars/North Dome field with Iran, condemned the strike as a dangerous and irresponsible step. South Pars is the largest natural gas field in the world, supplying the bulk of Iran gas output and co-developed with Qatar North Dome.
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Israel did not immediately confirm or deny responsibility for the South Pars strike. Qatar publicly attributed the strike to Israel. The IDF has previously targeted Iranian energy and military infrastructure.
Iran condemned the attack on South Pars as a deliberate strike on civilian energy infrastructure serving millions of Iranians. The field supplies the bulk of Iran's domestic gas and LNG export capacity.
The US did not comment on the South Pars strike. The US has focused its own strikes on Iranian military hardware near Hormuz rather than civilian energy infrastructure.
Axios confirmed the South Pars strike was coordinated with and approved by the Trump administration. A US defense official confirmed the claim to Axios alongside two senior Israeli officials.
Qatar foreign ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari called the targeting of South Pars a dangerous and irresponsible step, noting the field is an extension of Qatar North Dome. Iran condemned the strike as an attack on civilian energy infrastructure.
UAE foreign ministry formally condemned the South Pars strike as a dangerous escalation: Targeting energy infrastructure poses a direct threat to global energy security with serious environmental repercussions and risks to civilians and maritime security. Rare public rebuke of a US-Israel military action by a US Gulf ally.
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