US President Donald Trump has issued a statement in response to the recent attacks on a major gas field shared by Iran and Qatar.
The attacks, which led to a spike in energy prices, were carried out by Israel, according to reports from Israeli media outlets, including Yedioth Ahronoth and Israel Hayom.
President Trump claimed that the US "knew nothing about this particular attack", despite reports suggesting that the attack was coordinated with the US, as stated by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Trump, according to Yedioth Ahronoth.
Attack Timeline
Israel hit Iran's South Pars, part of the world's largest natural gas field, and Tehran retaliated by striking an energy complex in Qatar.
The US has concentrated its military effort on degrading Iran's missile and drone capability, while Israel has gone to great lengths to assassinate Iran's leaders and attack elements of state control.
US and Israel Alignment
Alex Gandler, spokesman for the Israeli embassy in London, told the BBC that the two countries are "very much aligned on most or all of our goals regarding the Islamic regime in Iran".
However, Israel has been more consistent about its desire to see regime change in Iran, with Prime Minister Netanyahu making no secret of his decades-long desire to topple the Islamic regime.
President Trump's Statement
President Trump's statement on the attacks was characterized by his typical strong wording, with threats to use unprecedented levels of violence to get his way.
He warned that if Iran attacks Qatar's LNG facilities again, the US "with or without the help or consent of Israel, will massively blow up the entirety of the South Pars Gas Field".
International Response
The conflict has spread across the Middle East since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on 28 February, with RAF Fairford being used by the United States Air Force to launch operations against Iran.
Analysts fear that the disruption to supply could continue for longer than initially thought, with support for the war still sky high in Israel, but at less than 50% in the US.
