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Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Iran says it will attack energy sites in Gulf after Israeli strike on gas field
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIran’s state television publishes a threat, saying that the Islamic Republic will be attacking oil and gas infrastructure in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
The threat resembles other attack warnings put out by Iran during the war, copying the style used by the Israeli military.
Iran specifically threatens Saudi Arabia’s Samref Refinery and its Jubail Petrochemical Complex. It also threatened the UAE’s Al Hasan Gas Field and the petrochemical plants and a refinery in Qatar.
It comes after Iran said its South Pars gas field and associated infrastructure came under attack earlier. Israel confirmed striking facilities there.
The Iranian News Agency Tasnim reports that natural gas facilities in the port city of Asaluyeh, Bushehr province.l, were struck. The site is part of the vital South Pars energy field. pic.twitter.com/2sJOig1VZz
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On the site, firefighters are working to contain the blaze and there is no immediate report on whether anyone has been hurt.
The threat to carry out an even-larger campaign targeting the energy sites of Gulf Arab states comes just hours before the region’s foreign ministers are due to meet in Saudi Arabia’s capital to discuss the war.
The attack on South Pars field involved Phases 3, 4, 5 and 6, Iranian state television reported, blaming Israel and the United States for the attack. It says it has shut down those phases of the field to stop the spreading fire.
The Times of Israel Community.