QatarEnergy's liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facilities, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar March 2, 2026. STRINGER / REUTERS
Iranian strikes caused "extensive damage" at the world's largest gas hub in Qatar, the Gulf state's energy firm said Thursday, and an AFP journalist saw a vast fire illuminating the night sky, visible from roughly 30 kilometers away. Earlier, Tehran had vowed to target energy infrastructure across the Gulf following a US-Israeli attack on its own facilities.
The Gulf has borne the brunt of Iran's reprisals for the US-Israeli strikes that sparked the Middle East war, with Tehran targeting US assets but also striking energy facilities, to the fury of the hydrocarbon-rich monarchies. And the attacks came as Saudi Arabia was hosting foreign ministers from across the Arab and Islamic world for talks in Riyadh to discuss the fallout from the Middle East war.
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From the UAE to Qatar, Gulf countries condemn 'Iranian aggression'
