Trump-Netanyhu criminal attack on Iran leads to shutdown of fifth of global gas

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State-run QatarEnergy has [announced][1] it is shutting down its production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) after Iran’s retaliation to US-Israel attacks. The US-Israel axis has murdered Iranian [leader Ali Khamenei][2] and his family, along with [more than 150 schoolchildren][3], as well as [attacking Iranian hospitals and infrastructure][4].

QatarEnergy’s Ras Laffan and Mesaieed facilities supply 20% of global LNG. Gas prices in Europe have rocketed.

Along with other Gulf states housing US military facilities, Iran has [hit Qatar][5] – including destroying a power plant water tank in Mesaieed and an energy facility in Ras Laffan. No casualties were reported in either attack.

Saudi Arabia has also [announced][6] a partial shutdown of its Ras Tanura oil refinery, one of the world’s largest oil processing facilities. This announcement comes as Iran [hit a second oil tanker][7] for ignoring its closure of the vital Hormuz Strait. Oil prices have also [soared][8] as a result.

This is not the first time US warmongering has put the global – and particularly the European – economy into crisis. The Biden regime is now widely recognised to have [destroyed the Nord Stream gas pipelines][9], allowing oil companies to enrich themselves with massive energy price rises that [impoverished millions][10]. Western media continue to ignore investigative journalist Seymour Hersh’s [exposé][11].

Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE all joined [Keir Starmer][12] and Donald Trump in [condemning][13] Iran for daring to retaliate to an unprovoked attack.

*Featured image via the Canary*

By [Skwawkbox][14]

[1]: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/2/qatarenergy-worlds-largest-lng-firm-halts-production-after-iran-attacks
[2]: https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/03/01/khamenei-iran-supreme-leader/
[3]: https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/03/01/starmer-iran-lies/
[4]: https://www.thecanary.co/global/2026/03/01/israel-targets-health/
[5]: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/2/qatarenergy-worlds-largest-lng-firm-halts-production-after-iran-attacks
[6]: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2026/03/02/saudi-aramco-shuts-down-ras-tanura-refinery-following-drone-attack/
[7]: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/03/02/another-oil-tanker-hit-by-drone-boat-as-strait-of-hormuz-tensions-rise
[8]: https://www.tradingview.com/news/te_news:529677:0-oil-prices-soar-as-middle-east-tensions-intensify/
[9]: https://skwawkbox.org/2024/10/11/yet-more-evidence-us-behind-nord-stream-pipeline-bombings/
[10]: https://skwawkbox.org/2025/01/04/streeting-says-pensioners-can-afford-heating-because-of-triple-lock-which-is-4-months-away/
[11]: https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/how-america-took-out-the-nord-stream
[12]: https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/03/02/netanyahu-fate/
[13]: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/03/joint-statement-on-irans-missile-and-drone-attacks-in-the-region#:~:text=The%20United%20States%2C%20Bahrain%2C%20Jordan,Iraq%20%E2%80%94%20including%20the%20Iraqi%20Kurdistan
[14]: https://www.thecanary.co/author/skwawkbox/


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