OfficialMilitary & securityBackgroundTehran, Iran
Iran warns it will hit oil and gas sites in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE within hours
- Mountain Time
- Local time
- 5:05 PM in Tehran
- Where
- Tehran, Iran
Iranian state TV told workers and residents to evacuate Saudi Arabia's Samref refinery and Jubail petrochemical complex, the UAE's Al Hosn gas field and Qatar's Mesaieed petrochemical sites and Ras Laffan refinery, saying they would be attacked within hours in response to the South Pars strike.
Why it matters
The warning moved Iran's threats from U.S. military targets to the Gulf states' core energy plants, and Qatar's Ras Laffan was hit that evening.
Sources (2)
- CBS News (AP)cbsnews.comPublished
- Al Jazeeraaljazeera.comPublished
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