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Iran on Wednesday attacked Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City, one of the world’s largest natural gas export hubs, causing severe damage to key facilities.Qatar Energy said in a statement earlier on Thursday that “several of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities came under missile attack, causing massive fires and further severe damage” following earlier attacks.
After the attack, Donald Trump warned that if Iran targeted Qatar again, the United States would retaliate and “blow up the entirety” of the region “in a massive way.”“I don’t want to authorize this level of violence and destruction because it will have long-term consequences for Iran’s future,” Trump said, adding that he would do so “without hesitation.”The attack followed an Israeli attack on Iran’s main South Pars gas field. Trump also said he had no prior knowledge of the Israeli action, adding that Israel had pledged not to conduct further attacks at the site.Following the South Pars attack, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian condemned the attack, warning that “uncontrollable consequences” could “sweep the entire world.”
