Israeli forces struck the Asaluyeh gas processing plant in Bushehr province in southwestern Iran on March 18, targeting the country's largest and most important gas facility. The attack marks a major escalation in Israel's campaign against Iranian energy infrastructure,

US President Donald Trump has issued a typically strongly worded statement in the wake of attacks on a major gas field shared by Iran and Qatar on Wednesday.

Qatar, a key source of natural gas for world markets, said firefighters put out a blaze at a major LNG facility after it was hit by Iranian missile attacks.