Washington DC [US], March 19 (ANI): Axios reported that the strikes on Iran’s South Pars gas field followed approval from US President Donald Trump. Citing Israeli officials, the outlet said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump coordinated the operation, which aimed to deter Iran from disrupting oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
Axios further reported that the Israeli Air Force attack on a natural gas processing facility in southwest Iran on Wednesday night was coordinated with and approved by the White House. After Iran’s initial missile response, Qatari officials contacted White House envoy Steve Witkoff, CENTCOM commanders and other senior Trump administration figures to ask whether Washington had prior knowledge of the Israeli strike, a source told Axios. Witkoff reportedly made numerous calls to arrange an urgent call between Trump and the emir of Qatar.
Earlier, President Trump denied US prior knowledge of the attack, saying on Truth Social that Israel “acted out of anger” in striking the South Pars facility and that the US and Qatar were unaware of the operation. He warned that the United States would respond forcefully if Qatar’s energy facilities were attacked again.
In retaliation for the South Pars strike, Iran targeted LNG facilities in Qatar and the Ras Laffan industrial city. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned that future US–Israel attacks on Iran’s energy assets could bring more severe repercussions. (ANI)
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