HAOS IN THE MAKING: Iran Attacks Energy Facilities in Multiple Persian Gulf Countries in Retaliation Energy facilities in multiple Persian Gulf countries, including Qatar, were targeted by missile attacks and experienced fires. This occurred after Iran’s IRGC announced retaliatory strikes following an Israeli military attack on Iran’s South Pars gas field. Iran had previously warned of escalating the conflict if its energy facilities were attacked.

• Energy facilities in several Persian Gulf countries were targeted by missile attacks, with fires reported in Qatar.
• The attacks followed Iran’s IRGC announcing retaliatory strikes after an Israeli military attack on Iran’s South Pars gas field.
• Qatar’s Ministry of Interior confirmed civil defense teams responded to a fire in Ras Laffan, a key natural gas processing facility.
• Iran had stated it would attack oil and gas infrastructure in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE in response to the Israeli attack.
• The South Pars field is the world’s largest known gas reserve, shared by Iran and Qatar.
• The Israeli attack damaged multiple facilities in the South Pars Special Economic Energy Zone.