‘We will blow it (South Pars) up’, Trump issues stark ultimatum to Iran
2026-03-19 - 06:32
Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud accused Iran of launching premeditated attacks on Gulf states and warned that Riyadh reserves the right to take military action if the assaults continue In a forceful intervention aimed at containing a rapidly spiraling crisis, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that Israel will carry out no further attacks on Iran’s strategic South Pars gas field, even as tensions across the Gulf edge toward a dangerous tipping point. Speaking late Wednesday, Trump sought to draw a hard-line following Iran’s retaliatory strikes on liquefied natural gas facilities in Qatar, signaling a fragile attempt to prevent the conflict from igniting a full-scale energy war. But the warning came with an unmistakable threat. Trump vowed that if Tehran continues targeting Qatari energy infrastructure, the United States would respond with overwhelming force, threatening to “blow up the entirety” of the South Pars field with unprecedented power, dw.com reports. In a controversial statement posted on his Truth Social platform, Trump insisted Washington had “no knowledge” of the earlier strike on South Pars — a claim sharply at odds with reports from Israeli and U.S. officials indicating the operation had been conducted with American awareness and tacit approval. Tehran reacted with fury. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian condemned the attack, warning of “uncontrollable consequences” that could spiral beyond the region and engulf the world. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia signaled it is prepared to escalate. Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud accused Iran of launching premeditated attacks on Gulf states and warned that Riyadh reserves the right to take military action if the assaults continue. Intercepted missiles over Riyadh underscored the growing peril, as air defense systems engaged incoming Iranian projectiles near a high-level diplomatic gathering of Arab and Islamic nations. Despite emphasizing a preference for diplomacy, Saudi officials issued a stark message: continued Iranian aggression risks destroying any remaining trust and could trigger a broader regional confrontation. As threats intensify and contradictions mount, the crisis is fast evolving into a high-stakes showdown — one that places the world’s most critical energy corridors squarely in the crosshairs of an expanding conflict.