00:00In a sharp escalation of attacks on energy facilities across the Persian Gulf,
00:05U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to blow up one of the world's biggest natural gas field
00:11if Iran continues to strike Qatar.
00:14The South Pars Island was attacked by Israeli forces overnight,
00:18and in direct retaliation, Iran launched missile strikes against the Ras Lafan Energy Complex in Qatar,
00:25the world's largest LNG plant.
00:30Trump, in a social media posting, claimed that the U.S. knew nothing about Israel's attack at the South Pars
00:36field,
00:37which Iran shares with Qatar, and neither did Qatar.
00:41Qatari officials say all fires at Ras Lafan have now been contained.
00:46While no injuries were reported, they confirmed the complex sustained extensive damage.
00:51Trump also stated that no further attacks would be made by Israel on the gas field.
00:56However, he issued a direct warning to Tehran.
00:59saying if Iran does strike Qatar again,
01:02then the U.S. will massively blow up the entirety of the South Pars gas field
01:07at an amount of strength and power that Iran has never seen or witnessed before.
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