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Qatar on Thursday (local time) condemned Iran's strike on its territory, calling it a "dangerous escalation" and an "unacceptable violation" amid the ongoing conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States, that threatens regional stability.
Iran escalated strikes on energy sites in neighboring Gulf states, including a key facility in Qatar, in response to an Israeli attack on South Pa
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israel acted alone in its attack on Iran's South Pars gas field, which prompted an Iranian aerial assault on energy infrastructure in Qatar and across the Middle East.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard had threatened to attack energy facilities in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Qatar's PM says strikes on the country's Ras Laffan energy complex are a "very dangerous escalation" by the Iranians.
Iranian attacks have knocked out 17% of Qatar's liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity, causing an estimated $20 billion in lost annual revenue and threatening supplies to Europe and Asia, QatarEnergy's CEO and state minister for energy affairs told Reuters on Thursday.
QatarEnergy CEO Saad al-Kaabi said two of Qatar's 14 LNG trains and one of its two gas-to-liquids facilities were damaged in the unprecedented strikes by Iran.
War in the Middle East shows no signs of slowing, with tensions escalating sharply as strikes on critical energy infrastructure intensify across the region.