Iran warns Gulf of retaliation as Israel hits South Pars gas field

Iran launches fresh waves of missiles and drones at UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait

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Iran and Qatar jointly own the South Pars oil field which Israel targeted on Wednesday.

(AFP)

Iran warned Gulf countries that a number of energy assets are now “legitimate targets” after Israel attacked its giant South Pars gas field, sending shock waves through oil and gas markets.

Facilities in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates are on a list of sites at risk of Tehran's airstrikes, the semiofficial Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday. Attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure “will not go unanswered,” Fars reported separately.

Israel carried out the strike on South Pars, a senior official from the country said, asking not to be named discussing sensitive matters. Iraq reported a loss of power generation after Iran halted gas supplies as a result, the latest example of other West Asian countries becoming embroiled in the 19-day conflict.

Iran and Qatar share ownership of South Pars. Israel's targeting of the field “is a dangerous and irresponsible step”, Qatar foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari said in a post on X.

US president Donald Trump—who has repeatedly complained about a lack of interest from presumed allies in joining the war or helping to secure Hormuz—said on social media on Wednesday that countries other than the US should take responsibility for the waterway.

“US allies need to get a grip-step up and help open the Strait of Hormuz,” he said.