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Threat of retaliation: President Donald Trump threatened to “blow up” the world’s largest gas field, a key Iranian asset, if Tehran keeps up its attacks on Qatar. He also said the US “knew nothing” about Israel’s plan to strike the South Pars field yesterday. Oil prices surged again as energy facilities in the region came under attack.
Diplomatic showdown: Saudi Arabia said it “reserved the right to take military action” against Tehran, while Qatar expelled Iran’s military and security attachés.
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Ships hit: Unknown projectiles hit two vessels in separate incidents in and around the Persian Gulf early Thursday, said the UK’s maritime agency.
Intel assessment: A day after his resignation, former Trump administration counterterrorism chief Joe Kent said there was “no intelligence” that Iran was going to launch a “big sneak attack” akin to 9/11 or Pearl Harbor.