Trump Condemns Israeli Attack on South Pars Gas Field

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The Editors
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President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak in the Diplomatic Reception Room before a dinner, Monday, July 7, 2025, at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

In a post on Truth Social, President Trump condemned Israel for attacking the South Pars Gas Field in Iran, emphasizing that the United States played no role in the strikes. He wrote:

Israel, out of anger for what has taken place in the Middle East, has violently lashed out at a major facility known as South Pars Gas Field in Iran. A relatively small section of the whole has been hit. The United States knew nothing about this particular attack, and the country of Qatar was in no way, shape, or form, involved with it, nor did it have any idea that it was going to happen. Unfortunately, Iran did not know this, or any of the pertinent facts pertaining to the South Pars attack, and unjustifiably and unfairly attacked a portion of Qatar’s LNG Gas facility. NO MORE ATTACKS WILL BE MADE BY ISRAEL pertaining to this extremely important and valuable South Pars Field unless Iran unwisely decides to attack a very innocent, in this case, Qatar – In which instance the United States of America, with or without the help or consent of Israel, will massively blow up the entirety of the South Pars Gas Field at an amount of strength and power that Iran has never seen or witnessed before. I do not want to authorize this level of violence and destruction because of the long term implications that it will have on the future of Iran, but if Qatar’s LNG is again attacked, I will not hesitate to do so. Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP

In response to the attack, Iran attacked Qatar’s Ras Laffan gas facility. According to a report from Reuters, Qatar’s exports of LNG will drop by 13%, with condensate, helium, naphtha, and sulphur exports also dropping amid the damage.

Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Iranian attacks. Qatar’s Ministry of the Interior has said it is still dealing with the fire at Ras Laffan Industrial area, the world’s largest LNG production and export hub. The Ministry posted on X.com (translated from Arabic), “Civil defense is dealing with a fire in the Ras Laffan Industrial Area, due to Iranian targeting, with no injuries.” It followed up with another post explaining “Civil defense has fully contained all fires in the Ras Laffan Industrial Area without recording any injuries, with cooling and securing operations continuing at the sites, while the explosives unit affiliated with the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) carries out its tasks in dealing with any hazardous parts.”