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Trump vows to destroy Iran gas field if Qatar plant hit again
Trump says Israel will halt attacks on South Pars unless Iran targets Qatar, warning the US would then destroy the entire gas field
Mar 19, 2026
Mar 19, 2026
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Trump says Israel will halt attacks on South Pars unless Iran targets Qatar, warning the US would then destroy the entire gas field
Markets have been hammered since the U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran on February 28 that sparked a wave of retaliatory strikes across the Gulf by Tehran
UAE strongly condemns the attack, blaming Iran and warning it threatens regional security and stability
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Israel also says it had also targeted Akram al-Ajouri, head of the military wing of group Palestinian Islamic Jihad, in a strike in Iran
