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Trump threatens to 'massively blow up' major Iranian gas field

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Twiglets1 · 19/03/2026 06:48

Donald Trump has just issued a long Truth Social post about an Israeli attack on the South Pars gas field in Iran on Wednesday night.

In retaliation for that strike, Iran attacked Qatar's Ras Laffan - an industrial area that contains the world's biggest liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing facility.

In his strongly-worded post, Trump says the US "knew nothing" of Israel's strike, and threatens an escalation if Iran attacks Qatar again.

"Out of anger for what has taken place in the Middle East", Israel "violently lashed out", Trump writes.

He goes on: "The United States knew nothing about this particular attack, and the country of Qatar was in no way, shape, or form, involved with it, nor did it have any idea that it was going to happen."

But Iran didn't know this, Trump writes, and that its retaliatory attacks on Qatar's Ras Laffan were made "unjustifiably and unfairly".

Trump writes - in capitals - that Israel will not attack Iran's South Pars gas field again, "unless Iran unwisely decides to attack" another innocent nation, which in this case was Qatar.

It Iran does strike Qatar again, Trump threatens that the US will "will massively blow up the entirety of the South Pars Gas Field at an amount of strength and power that Iran has never seen or witnessed before".

He adds that he doesn't want to authorise "this level of violence and destruction because of the long term implications" for Iran, "but if Qatar's LNG is again attacked, I will not hesitate to do so."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c24d410m3g4t

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RafaistheKingofClay · 19/03/2026 22:40

Twiglets1 · 19/03/2026 21:20

Now you’ve heard it directly from the mouths of both Trump and Netanyahu. Very much alive by the way whereas the Iranian “leader” has still only been seen in the form of a cardboard cut out.

So it almost certainly is a lie then.

MushMonster · 19/03/2026 21:50

And that there are cracks in the military and political alliance of Israel and US deep enough to plunge us all into hell. Without a phone call.
And these people lead countries and are in charge of massive armies and weapon power, while they are plainly crazy!

TooBigForMyBoots · 19/03/2026 21:46

Twiglets1 · 19/03/2026 21:20

Now you’ve heard it directly from the mouths of both Trump and Netanyahu. Very much alive by the way whereas the Iranian “leader” has still only been seen in the form of a cardboard cut out.

What does that tell you?

Apart from the fact that both Trump and Netenyahu are liars, it says the Iranian regime can hold out against the military might of the USA and Israel, even when being lead by the cardboard cutout of a man in a coma.Hmm

TooBigForMyBoots · 19/03/2026 21:38

No one can tell Trump what to do, but he is easily manipulated when you know how. As shown by Putin. And Netenyahu. And others. Meanwhile the USA is humiliated. Reduced to a WMD, being deployed to the benefit of Russia, Israel and North Korea.😒

Trump is lying.
Bibi is lying.

Twiglets1 · 19/03/2026 21:20

Now you’ve heard it directly from the mouths of both Trump and Netanyahu. Very much alive by the way whereas the Iranian “leader” has still only been seen in the form of a cardboard cut out.

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MushMonster · 19/03/2026 20:52

I read that in the Guardian too!
And that Israel acted alone.
So Netanyahu acted on his own, on a massive strike likely to escalate the conflict further, disaffecting both US and Israel from ME countries and the rest of the world, without even calling Trump about it. Just like that.

NotTerfNorCis · 19/03/2026 20:44

Does anyone really think that someone can tell Trump what to do? Come on

Flattery for Trump's benefit. He actually seems very suggestible. It's said his current opinion depends on the last person he spoke to.

TopPocketFind · 19/03/2026 20:24

Netanyahu is giving his press conference and just said the following:

“They say Israel somehow dragged the U.S. into a conflict with Iran.

“Does anyone really think that someone can tell Trump what to do? Come on.”

MushMonster · 19/03/2026 20:18

Indeed. They can lie more than they speak.
What do any of them gain by showing that they are not coordinated, not in agreement, not consulting each other?
They have lost control. Which is not a surprise. But they do not have the common sense to stop!

logicisall · 19/03/2026 20:17

Going from other threads, no amount of different sources reporting that the US and Israel bombed the South Pars gas field will shake the OP's belief that Trump and his WH are the only ones telling the truth. The straw man argument then comes out to challenge what anyone says.

OMG, op, how could the Israelis lie and involve the US in the Pars bombing! The swines! hth.

RafaistheKingofClay · 19/03/2026 20:08

MissMoneyFairy · 19/03/2026 19:50

Netanyahu said they acted alone in the Gasfield attack, someone is lying.

With this lot, everyone could be and probably is lying.

Might be the one time anonymous newspapers sources are the most likely not to be lying by a considerable distance.

MushMonster · 19/03/2026 20:06

Yeap, someone is "confused" here.
Very "trust" inspiring, isn't it?

MissMoneyFairy · 19/03/2026 19:50

Netanyahu said they acted alone in the Gasfield attack, someone is lying.

MushMonster · 19/03/2026 19:37

The Guardian is reporting it too.

Only this lot would put the world in this situation and blame it on each other!

MissMoneyFairy · 19/03/2026 18:58

Next thing Trump will deny any involvement and blame it all on Israel

Islandsofsand · 19/03/2026 18:39

I read in Times of Israel that Israel attacked the Iranian gas field at the request of the U.S.
Reuters also noted the above.

It is worrying that Trump cannot remember such details or doesn’t realise that a lot of the world’s population has decent literacy skills and is capable of getting news from sources other than his social feed.

And this is the man who decided to attack Iran together with Israel. Despair.

www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/did-donald-trump-know-of-israel-south-pars-gas-fields-attack-reports-contradict-truth-social-post-as-iran-strikes-qatar-101773889392556.html

TopPocketFind · 19/03/2026 18:24

Netanyahu is to hold a press conference shortly.

MushMonster · 19/03/2026 17:53

I know. It is fishy. Other sources mention US officials as the source.
Then Trump denies knowing anything next morning.

TopPocketFind · 19/03/2026 17:15

Reuters is reporting that Israel says US helped coordinate gasfield attack, despite Trump's claim he knew nothing about it

EasternStandard · 19/03/2026 13:39

TooBigForMyBoots · 19/03/2026 13:18

It's not going to end well. It didn't even start well.😒

There was no plan and no clear objective.
Most of those who could have taken over from the regime have been killed. By Iraqi forces during the uprising and by the US and Israel in this war.
Trump seriously underestimated Iran.
Netenyahu is going rogue.
The war has failed and its impact is devastating the ME, the global economy and the environment.

I hear Putin's doing well though.

What’s happening now would be bigger by order of magnitude if Iran had greater weapons. Waiting for scorched earth coming back by whatever fold seems risky.

TooBigForMyBoots · 19/03/2026 13:18

NOTANUM · 19/03/2026 07:46

The problem that Trump doesn’t realise that the Iranian regime have gone scorched earth and are acting more like underground freedom fighters than a country. They’re digging in because the principle is more important than the outcome. A month ago the average Iranian was against the regime but now who knows? They thought American and Israel would save them, not bring war and food shortages.

Trump doesn’t realise that and wants his Venezuela moment.

It’s hard to see how this will end well.

It's not going to end well. It didn't even start well.😒

There was no plan and no clear objective.
Most of those who could have taken over from the regime have been killed. By Iraqi forces during the uprising and by the US and Israel in this war.
Trump seriously underestimated Iran.
Netenyahu is going rogue.
The war has failed and its impact is devastating the ME, the global economy and the environment.

I hear Putin's doing well though.

Twiglets1 · 19/03/2026 13:16

MagpiePi · 19/03/2026 13:14

He uses capitals because his command of the english language is so poor.

How does using capitals help him with that?

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MagpiePi · 19/03/2026 13:14

Twiglets1 · 19/03/2026 12:52

No.

He does it for emphasis so all I can take from the capitals is that he is being emphatic about Netanyahu not attacking the South Pars field again (without his endorsement).

He uses capitals because his command of the english language is so poor.

TopPocketFind · 19/03/2026 12:57

Being emphatic is not something I would associate with Trump and his TS posts.

But as you told another poster, believe what you want to believe.