Trump distances from Israeli strike on Iranian gas field, pledges no further Israeli strikes
President Donald Trump moved to distance himself from Israel's strike on Iran's South Pars gasfield
WASHINGTON, United States (MNTV) – U.S. President Donald Trump moved to distance himself from Israel’s strike on Iran’s South Pars gasfield Wednesday, describing his Israeli allies as having “violently lashed out” at the facility and insisting the U.S. had no prior knowledge of the attack — even as the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump had in fact approved it in advance.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Israel struck “a relatively small section” of South Pars “out of anger for what has taken place in the Middle East,” and declared that the U.S. “knew nothing about this particular attack.”
He also emphasized that Qatar — whose North Field shares the same underwater reservoir as South Pars — bore no responsibility and had no foreknowledge of the strike.
However, the Wall Street Journal, citing U.S. officials, reported that Trump had been briefed on and supported Israel’s plan to strike South Pars before it took place, viewing the attack as a message to Tehran over its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
“The president believes Iran got the message and is now against attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure,” the Journal said.
Trump pledged that no further Israeli strikes on South Pars would take place, but issued a stark warning should Iran retaliate against Qatar.
“Unless Iran unwisely decides to attack a very innocent, in this case, Qatar — 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 wrote.
He added that while he did not want to authorize such destruction given the long-term implications for Iran’s future, he would “not hesitate” if Qatar’s LNG infrastructure was struck again.
Iran did strike Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City — the world’s largest LNG production facility, supplying roughly 20% of global LNG — causing what Qatar described as “significant damage.”
The UAE simultaneously suspended operations at its Habshan gas facility and the Bab oilfield amid missile attacks.
Iran had warned in advance that it would retaliate against Gulf energy infrastructure following the South Pars strike.
The attack on South Pars marked the first time in the current conflict that a site directly linked to fossil fuel production had been targeted rather than broader oil and gas infrastructure.
Analysts had previously suggested such facilities were being deliberately spared to limit the risk of broader retaliatory strikes across the region.
The latest escalation has raised fears that the conflict is expanding into the global energy sector with potentially severe economic consequences, as Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has already pushed crude prices sharply higher since the war began on February 28.
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