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Iran war enters energy phase: Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG hub hit. Is India’s gas supply at risk?
The latest escalation saw Israeli strikes on Iran’s South Pars gas field, followed by Iran targeting Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City, the world’s largest LNG hub.
Escalating US-Israel-Iran tensions have led to attacks on key oil and gas sites, including Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG hub.
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This has caused global energy price spikes and market declines, raising concerns for India, which relies heavily on Qatari LNG imports.
As the US-Israel-Iran conflict deepens, it is beginning to spill into the global energy system. What started as military strikes has now expanded into attacks on critical oil and gas infrastructure, raising concerns about supply disruptions and price volatility. For India, which depends heavily on imported energy, the developments are significant, though not yet alarming.
The latest escalation saw Israeli strikes on Iran’s South Pars gas field, followed by Iran targeting Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City, the world’s largest LNG hub.
The back and forth has shifted the conflict into what analysts are calling an emerging “energy war.”
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US President Donald Trump warned Iran to stop attacks on Qatar, threatening to “massively blow up the entirety of the South Pars Gas Field”.
In a post on social media, he said Washington “knew nothing” about the Israeli attack on South Pars, saying it had “violently lashed out” in “anger”.