US President Donald Trump asked countries to join a global effort against Iran and deploy ships to the Strait of Hormuz

Some of America's closest allies rebuffed Trump's request to join the global effort against Iran

Iran's biggest source of natural gas, the South Pars offshore gas field, was struck in an earlier attack

The UAE foreign ministry said targeting energy facilities 'constitutes a dangerous escalation' that 'poses a direct threat to global energy security, as well as to the security and stability of the region and its people'

Iran attacked the Ras Laffan gas facility in Qatar, causing significant damage

Civil defence crews have fully contained all fires at the Ras Laffan Industrial Area in Qatar

The United Arab Emirates activated its air defenses in response to a missile threat

Airstrikes hit a major energy facility in Qatar

Iran attacked a gas facility in Qatar

Kharg Island is Iran's main oil export hub

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An attack on Iran's key South Pars gas field has rattled global energy markets

An attack on Iran's key South Pars gas field has raised fears of further escalation

The fired FBI agents who worked on the Trump 2020 election probe sued for wrongful termination.

Donald Trump threatened to 'massively blow up' the world's largest gasfield

Airlines warn of higher fares as oil jumps 10%

Australia's fuel supply is currently secure

Cooling and securing operations are ongoing at the sites in Ras Laffan Industrial Area

Democrats move to impeach Bondi after 'fake' Epstein briefing

Israel struck Iran's half of South Pars, the world's largest gas field that the Islamic Republic shares with Qatar

No injuries were reported from the fires at Ras Laffan Industrial Area

The drone strike caused damage to the facility

Strikes on Ras Laffan occurred

Qatar has sought to distance itself from the war

Gas production is continuing with safety measures in place and the national gas network remains stable.

US warplanes struck targets in southern Iran

US President Donald Trump asked countries to join a global effort against Iran and deploy ships to the Strait of Hormuz

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the country's lawmakers that Iran must not be allowed to pose a threat to its neighbors, but he expressed doubts about the rationale behind the US-Israeli position

Iran vowed retaliation for the earlier strike on its infrastructure

Oil prices spiked as a result of the attacks on energy facilities

A drone attack targeted a military base in southern Iran

Iran accused the United States and Israel of being behind the drone attack

Qatar's foreign ministry described the strikes as a 'flagrant violation' of Qatar's sovereignty

Qatar said it would not hesitate to respond to attacks on its security and sovereignty

Iran persists in targeting Qatar and neighboring countries, pursuing an irresponsible approach that undermines regional security and threatens international peace

Iran launched ballistic missiles at Saudi Arabia's capital as senior Muslim and Arab diplomats were meeting in Riyadh

Majed al-Ansari, the spokesman for Qatar's foreign ministry, wrote on X that the 'Israeli targeting of facilities linked to Iran's South Pars field, an extension of Qatar's North Field, is a dangerous & irresponsible step amid the current military escalation in the region'

Parts of refining units at Iran's South Pars gas facilities were damaged in an attack.

Iran's National Iranian Gas Company said teams are on the ground managing the situation and working to restore operations.

The fire at the South Pars facility has been extinguished, with cooling operations now under way.

Missile threats triggered alarms in Dubai

Sirens sounded in Jerusalem and central areas of Israel as missiles were launched from Iran

Israel's air defenses intercepted the missiles from Iran with no casualties reported

Democrats on the House oversight committee walked out of a closed-door briefing from attorney general Pam Bondi about the Jeffrey Epstein files

Bondi refused to commit to honoring a subpoena to testify under oath

The committee voted to subpoena Bondi earlier this month, with five Republicans joining Democrats to demand that the attorney general answer questions about the justice department's failure to properly release files from the federal investigations into Epstein

A U.S. attack or a move to seize control of Kharg Island could cripple Iran's ability to profit from its natural resources

An attack or seizure of Kharg Island would risk sending energy prices even higher

Security teams are handling any hazardous materials at the sites in Ras Laffan Industrial Area

Explosions occurred in Baghdad's Green Zone

Houthi rebels are accused of launching drone attacks on Dubai

Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt reopened on Thursday

Rafah crossing had been closed since 28 February when Israel closed it after launching joint strikes on Iran with the United States

Palestinians, including those who had been receiving medical treatment in Egypt, are preparing to cross from the Egyptian side back into Gaza

Several ambulances are waiting to receive Palestinian patients coming out of the Gaza Strip

Attacks on South Pars and Ras Laffan hit markets

gas prices surged: 25

oil jumped: 10

Anger grows after a closed-door briefing from attorney general where she refused to commit to testify under oath despite subpoena

Democrats walk out in protest at Epstein briefing from Bondi

A child was among the survivors pulled from the wreckage of a US-Israeli air attack in Iran

An attack on Iran's key South Pars gas field has driven oil prices even higher

UK advisers are helping the US develop options to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

President Trump criticized Prime Minister Keir Starmer for not supporting his initial military strikes on Iran

The Senate committee voted to advance Markwayne Mullin's nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security.

Kash Patel said that the FBI agents who worked on the Trump 2020 election probe were fired for ethics violations.

Kash Patel played dumb about firing Iran experts days before a potential war.

A Democratic lawmaker pressed Kash Patel on the firings of Iran experts before a potential war.

Israeli officials tell Reuters that the US actually helped coordinate Israel's attack on Iran's South Pars gasfield

Israel attacked Iran's South Pars gasfield

Australia will appoint a petrol tsar to manage 'unprecedented' supply issues caused by the Middle East conflict

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese convened a snap virtual meeting of the national cabinet to discuss major price shocks and shortages driven by the US-Israel war on Iran

The Australian government will be announcing more measures to prepare the nation for supply chain challenges over coming days and weeks

Energy facilities in Iran and Qatar were attacked, sending energy prices soaring.

U.S. Armed Forces and Israel Defense Forces began air war against Iran: ~3

The strikes on energy facilities in Iran and Qatar sent energy prices soaring.