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Trump on Truth Social: 'No more attacks by Israel' on South Pars — US will 'massively blow up' entire field if Qatar is struck again

·Washington D.C., United States (Truth Social)

Trump posted on Truth Social that the US 'knew nothing' about Israel's South Pars strike and threatened to 'massively blow up the entirety' of the South Pars gas field if Qatar is attacked again. However, the Wall Street Journal — citing unnamed US officials — reported that Trump approved the South Pars strike in order to pressure Tehran into unblocking the Strait of Hormuz. AP also reported US advance knowledge. Trump: 'No more attacks will be made by Israel' on South Pars — unless Iran strikes Qatar's LNG.

US President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social responding to Iran's retaliatory attack on Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG complex. Trump described Israel's South Pars strike as uncoordinated, saying: 'The United States knew nothing about this particular attack, and the country of Qatar was in no way, shape, or form, involved with it, nor did it have any idea that it was going to happen.' Trump vowed: '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.' He added: 'I do not want to authorize this level of violence and destruction because of the long term implications that it will have on the future of Iran, but if Qatar's LNG is again attacked, I will not hesitate to do so.' The post signals a US-Israel policy rupture: Trump publicly distanced the US from Israel's South Pars decision while simultaneously issuing his most explicit direct US military threat of the war — complete destruction of the world's largest gas field. South Pars holds approximately 14% of proven global gas reserves. Iran struck Ras Laffan hours after Israel struck South Pars, triggering this response.
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Actor responses

United StatesNEUTRALPOLITICAL

Trump Truth Social: US knew nothing about the South Pars strike. No more Israeli attacks on South Pars. US will massively destroy South Pars if Qatar's LNG is attacked again.

Israel Defense ForcesNEUTRALPOLITICAL

No immediate Israeli response to Trump's public repudiation of the South Pars strike. Trump explicitly stated IDF will not attack South Pars further unless Qatar is struck.

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