Iranian attacks on oil and gas facilities around the Persian Gulf on Thursday posed new threats to global energy supplies, as President Trump rebuked Israel for striking a key Iranian gas field, and other nations voiced growing fears that the conflict was escalating. Saudi Arabia said it might respond with force if Iran continues to attack facilities in the kingdom, and the price of oil once more skyrocketed. Writing on social media, Trump said there would be “NO MORE ATTACKS” there — which Israeli officials later confirmed — unless Iran persists in striking liquefied natural gas facilities in Qatar. French President Emmanuel Macron, speaking ahead of a European Union summit, condemned Iran’s attacks on gulf infrastructure as “reckless” and urged negotiations. In Israel, millions of people rushed to shelters as more than half a dozen waves of Iranian attacks targeted large parts of the country.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 19, 2026 17:22 UTC