{"id":2581686,"date":"2026-03-19T11:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-issues-threat-in-bid-to-stop-iran-and-israel-from-trading-strikes-on-key-gas-facilities\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:07:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:07:45","slug":"trump-issues-threat-in-bid-to-stop-iran-and-israel-from-trading-strikes-on-key-gas-facilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-issues-threat-in-bid-to-stop-iran-and-israel-from-trading-strikes-on-key-gas-facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Issues Threat in Bid to Stop Iran and Israel from Trading Strikes on Key Gas Facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-issues-threat-in-bid-to-stop-iran-and-israel-from-trading-strikes-on-key-gas-facilities%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2581686&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Escalating strikes on Middle East energy facilities are described as Iran retaliates for an Israeli attack on the South Pars gas field, threatening global energy markets. Qatar\u2019s Ras Laffan LNG complex sustained extensive damage,and iran also targeted gas fields in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. President Trump urged restraint, said the United States would not target iran\u2019s energy production unless Iran attacks qatar again, and warned of a massive response if necessary. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/temu-ad-shares-dwindle-as-tariffs-against-china-kick-in\/\" title=\"Temu ad shares dwindle as tariffs against China kick in\">article notes concerns<\/a> about higher U.S. gasoline prices and mentions planned discussions in Washington with energy officials and industry leaders about the role of American oil and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >gas amid global volatility<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>As Israel and Iran go scorched earth in attacks on Middle East energy facilities, President Donald Trump has offered Iran the choice between restraint and retaliation.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Qatar sustained what it called &ldquo;extensive damage&rdquo; at Ras Laffan Industrial City, the world&rsquo;s largest liquefied natural gas export facility, as noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/03\/18\/iran-war-qatar-ras-laffan-natural-gas-lng.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Qatar has been a longtime Arab ally of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Iran was retaliating for an attack by Israel on its South Pars Gas Field, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/al-gore-says-climate-deniers-are-like-uvalde-police-officers-who-didnt-rescue-children\/\" title=\"Al Gore Says \u2018Climate Deniers\u2019 Are Like Uvalde Police Officers Who Didn\u2019t Rescue Children\">largest natural gas field<\/a> in the world, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-iraq-us-israel-trump-march-18-2026-d7ca062ba1bf99d1f8dc00c8073cf10f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>. It also struck natural gas fields in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n<p>Because attacks on energy production cause global jitters and reactions that include higher gasoline prices in the United States, Trump called for a halt to the tit-for-tat strikes.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Israel, out of anger for what has taken place in the Middle East, has violently lashed out at a major facility known as South Pars Gas Field in Iran. A relatively small section of the whole has been hit,&rdquo; Trump said in a post on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116253388303392718\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump then tried to walk a line between Qatar and Israel.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Unfortunately, Iran did not know this, or any of the pertinent facts pertaining to the South Pars attack, and unjustifiably and unfairly attacked a portion of Qatar&rsquo;s LNG Gas facility,&rdquo; Trump continued.<\/p>\n<p>Trump then offered his word that Iran&rsquo;s energy production will not be targeted, unless Iran refuses to listen to reason.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;NO MORE ATTACKS WILL BE MADE BY ISRAEL pertaining to this extremely important and valuable South Pars Field unless Iran unwisely decides to attack a very innocent, in this case, Qatar &ndash; In which instance the United States of America, with or without the help or consent of Israel, 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,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I do not want to authorize this level of violence and destruction because of the long term implications that it will have on the future of Iran, but if Qatar&rsquo;s LNG is again attacked, I will not hesitate to do so.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is Qatar tonight.<\/p>\n<p>They were the regime in Iran&rsquo;s greatest ally in the region and consistently did Khamenei&rsquo;s bidding.<\/p>\n<p>But when push came to shove, none of that mattered and Qatar was bombed regardless.<\/p>\n<p>Let this be a lesson.<\/p>\n<p>Never trust a mullah. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wGlbmZlJuH\">pic.twitter.com\/wGlbmZlJuH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#119821;&#119842;&#119848;&#119841; &#119809;&#119838;&#119851;&#119840; &#127470;&#127479; &#10017;&#65038; (@NiohBerg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NiohBerg\/status\/2034390049740009850?\">March 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-19-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN,<\/a> domestic energy issues are a concern for the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President J.D. Vance, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum will be speaking with energy sector leaders at the American Petroleum Institute&rsquo;s meeting this week in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We look forward to convening key officials &mdash; including Vice President Vance, Interior Secretary Burgum, Energy Secretary Wright, bipartisan leaders in Congress and governors &mdash; to discuss the role of American oil and natural gas in supporting reliable energy supply amid global volatility,&rdquo; American Petroleum Institute representative Andrea Woods said.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmmxc9m0t00073b6rrslb3dzs@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Vance said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-tim-scott-argues-biden-spending-is-contributing-to-inflation\/\" title=\"Sen. Tim Scott Argues Biden Spending Is Contributing to Inflation\">higher gas prices<\/a> are a &ldquo;problem,&rdquo; but said it was &ldquo;a temporary blip&rdquo; that would be addressed in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Qatar reported extensive damage at Ras Laffan Industrial City, the world\u2019s largest LNG export site, a facility the country has long supported in the Trump era. Iran\u2019s response followed an Israeli strike on its South Pars gas field and also targeted gas fields in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Because disruptions to energy production can unsettle global markets and raise U.S. gasoline prices, Trump called for an end to the tit-for-tat strikes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Trump attempted to distance the United States from the incident, saying Washington did not know about the South Pars attack and that Qatar was not involved. He warned Iran that if Qatar\u2019s LNG facilities were attacked again, the U.S. would consider a strong response, potentially targeting the South Pars field, though he emphasized he did not want to unleash broad violence and preferred to avoid long-term consequences for Iran.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The crisis highlighted domestic energy concerns, with officials planning to meet industry leaders to discuss maintaining a reliable energy supply amid global volatility. 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