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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bryony Gooch

Israel says it did work with US on South Pars gas field attack despite Trump claim

  • Israel's attack on Iran's South Pars gas field on Wednesday was reportedly coordinated with the United States, despite Donald Trump's public denial of knowledge.
  • The strike led to a significant escalation in the nearly three-week US-Israeli conflict with Iran, prompting Iranian aerial assaults on energy infrastructure across Qatar and the Middle East.
  • Iranian retaliatory attacks have caused extensive damage to the world's largest gas plant in Qatar, targeted a refinery in Saudi Arabia, and forced the United Arab Emirates to shut down gas facilities.
  • Three Israeli officials, speaking anonymously, indicated they were not surprised by Trump's comments, drawing parallels to previous incidents where US officials disavowed knowledge of Israeli strikes.
  • Donald Trump stated that Israel would not conduct further attacks on the gas field unless Iran initiated another assault on Qatar.

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