Day 20 of the US-Israel War on Iran: Israel's South Pars Gas Field Attack Roils Energy Markets, Iran Hits Gulf Energy Sites

The US-Israeli war on Iran has killed at least 1,300 people in Iran, more than 960 in Lebanon and 14 in Israel, according to officials in those countries. The US military says 13 US service members have been killed and about 200 wounded.

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An explosion erupts from a building following an Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

US President Donald Trump pledged that Israel would make no more attacks on Iran’s major South Pars gas field, but if Iran attacks Qatar again the US would retaliate and “massively blow up the entirety” of the field.

Trump made his threat on social media Wednesday night as the war roiled global energy markets and Iranian missiles hit Qatar.

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