US and Israel at odds: What did Trump know about the attack?
Donald Trump appears to admit that he knew about Israel's attack on the Iranian part of the South Pars oil field on Wednesday, reports the New York Times.
– I told him (Benjamin Netanyahu, ed. note) that he would not do it, he says.
He has previously denied knowledge of the attack, but several Israeli sources tell Reuters that the attack was coordinated with the United States, writes The Guardian.
South Pars is divided between Iran and Qatar and Tehran retaliated by striking an energy complex on the Qatari side, reports the BBC. This immediately caused energy prices to skyrocket and angered Donald Trump.
Donald Trump appears to admit that he knew about Israel's attack on the Iranian part of the South Pars oil field on Wednesday, reports the New York Times.
– I told him (Benjamin Netanyahu, ed. note) that he would not do it, he says.
He has previously denied knowledge of the attack, but several Israeli sources tell Reuters that the attack was coordinated with the United States, writes The Guardian.
South Pars is divided between Iran and Qatar and Tehran retaliated by striking an energy complex on the Qatari side, reports the BBC. This immediately caused energy prices to skyrocket and angered Donald Trump.
Netanyahu Backs Down: Promises to Stop Energy Attacks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure should be paused, reports the Wall Street Journal.
- President Trump has asked us to wait with future attacks, he explains.
Netanyahu also claims that Iran no longer has the capacity to enrich uranium or manufacture ballistic missiles, reports the Times of Israel. These have previously been described as two important justifications for the attacks.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi warned Israel earlier today against carrying out more attacks on the country's energy facilities. We will "show no mercy if our infrastructure is attacked again," he wrote on X.
The energy attacks — the point
- Israel attacked the Iranian South Pars gas field on March 18, 2026, which led to Iranian counterattacks on energy facilities in Qatar.
- The counterattack caused extensive damage to Ras Laffan, the world's largest export facility for liquefied natural gas, which is feared to affect gas supply for months or years.
- Oil prices rose sharply after the attacks and gas prices in Europe increased by 30 percent, while stock markets globally fell.
- US President Donald Trump threatened massive attacks on Iran's gas fields if Iran attacks Qatar again, after initially distancing himself from Israel's attack.
- The attacks on energy infrastructure in the Persian Gulf are described by experts as a turning point that brought the war into a new phase with the risk of a global energy crisis.
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