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LIVE UPDATES: Qatar, Saudi energy sites attacked; Trump threatens to destroy Iran's largest gas field

Doha, Qatar: As the Iran-US war enters day 20, the agression against GCC countries has overnight seen huge escalation with energy sites across UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar being attacked on Wednesday and Thursday, March 18 and 19, 2026.

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Doha, Qatar: US President Donald Trump threatened to "massively blow up" a vast Iranian gas field unless Tehran stops striking Qatari energy facilities, which sustained extensive damage Thursday. Crude oil prices surged five percent as the latest strikes fed fears...

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Riyadh: Their Highnesses, and Excellencies Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the...

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Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the Iranian attack targeting Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar,...

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