Iran Threatens Gulf States’ Oil and Gas Sites After Strike on World’s Largest Gas Field

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned that facilities in Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar could be targeted after the strikes on Iran’s South Pars.

Phases 17 and 18 of the South Pars gas field development in the southern Iranian port town of Asaluyeh, on July 19, 2010. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images

Iran said it would retaliate after reported strikes on its South Pars gas field, the world’s largest natural gas field, and urged people to stay away from key oil and gas sites across the Persian Gulf.

On March 18, explosions were reported at Iran’s South Pars gas field, which is shared by Iran and Qatar.