Middle East crisis live: Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ entire South Pars gasfield if Iran strikes Qatar
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This article signals a severe escalation in the already escalating US/Israel-Iran crisis by introducing an explicit US threat against Iran's South Pars gasfield tied to potential Iranian retaliation involving Qatar. The combination of direct deterrent messaging, risk to critical energy infrastructure, intensified Israel-Hezbollah fighting, and spillover into allied states' fuel security materially raises the risk of broader regional war and global economic disruption.
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