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Qatar’s Ras Laffan said evacuated as Iran threatens strikes on Gulf energy assets
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This photo shows QatarEnergy's operating facilities in Ras Laffan Industrial City on March 2, 2026, after Qatar suspended liquefied natural gas production as Iranian strikes hit Gulf energy facilities. (AFP)
Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG installations are being evacuated, a source with knowledge of the matter tells Reuters, following Iran’s threat to attack Gulf energy facilities.
Iran issued an evacuation warning for several oil facilities across Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar, saying they would be targeted by strikes “in the coming hours,” Iranian state media reported earlier.
Ras Laffan is a major Qatari energy hub.
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