Energy prices soar, Iran and US trade threats after Qatar gas hit
(AFP) Oil and gas prices soared Thursday after Iran hit the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Qatar and threatened to destroy the region's energy infrastructure, while Donald Trump warned of a furious US response if such attacks continued.
International benchmark Brent surged 10 percent before falling back while European gas rose 35 percent after Iran attacked Qatar's huge Ras Laffan LNG facility in retaliation for an Israeli strike on its South Pars gas field.
Trump, whose country started the war alongside Israel with their attack on Iran on February 28, said Washington did not know about the strike on South Pars.
But he warned the United States would itself "blow up" the Iranian gas field if Tehran did not stop attacking Qatar.
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