Trending Politics Conservative News and Commentary By
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday evening that the U.S. was not given prior knowledge on Israel’s strikes targeting a vital Iranian gas field, which was responded to with a counter strike on an equally important Qatari gas field. The president went on to demand restraint from Israel and vowed that additional strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure would not be carried out.
The president’s post was in reference to strikes that took place several hours earlier, when Israeli airstrikes targeted facilities at Iran’s South Pars gas field—the world’s largest natural gas reservoir, located offshore in the Persian Gulf and shared with Qatar. Iranian officials reported damage to multiple processing phases and associated infrastructure in the Asaluyeh region, which forced partial shutdowns of operations critical to the country’s energy output.
In direct retaliation, Iran launched missile strikes against Qatari energy sites, which caused extensive damage and fires at the Ras Laffan LNG industrial complex—one of the world’s premier liquefied natural gas hubs. Qatar’s state-owned energy firm confirmed significant operational disruptions, while the government expelled Iranian security officials in response…
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE… (trendingpoliticsnews.com)
Home | Caravan to Midnight (zutalk.com) Live Stream + Chat (zutalk.com)
Be First to Comment