Trump attempts to distance US from Israeli strikes on key Iranian gasfield
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Donald Trump has distanced the US from an Israeli strike on Iran's South Pars gasfield in Bushehr province. Trump stated the US had "nothing to do" with the attack, which was followed by Iranian threats to strike energy facilities in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Qatar's LNG export facility and UAE gas/oil facilities were subsequently damaged in missile attacks. Trump promised no further Israeli attacks on South Pars if Iran refrains from attacking Qatar, threatening massive retaliation against the gasfield if Iran does attack Qatar. Trump denied US knowledge of the Israeli plan, despite reports that he had approved it.
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AI-ExtractedTrump said the US had “nothing to do” with the strike on the offshore gasfield facilities in Iran’s Bushehr province.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump had approved of Israel’s plan to attack South Pars.
Trump tried to distance the US from Israel’s attack on Iran’s South Pars gasfield.
UAE suspended operations of the Habshan gas facility and the Bab oilfield amid missile attacks.
Qatar’s LNG export facility at Ras Laffan Industrial City sustained “significant damage” in an Iranian missile strike.
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