“ZERO RESTRAINT”
Trump indicated he did not know in advance about Israel’s raid on South Pars, which supplies about 70 per cent of Iran’s domestic needs. But he said he had told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to hit more gas fields in Iran.
“We get along great. It’s coordinated, but on occasion, he’ll do something” that the United States opposes, Trump said.
Trump warned earlier that the United States would “blow up” South Pars if Tehran did not stop attacking Qatar. But he said Thursday there was no current plan to send troops into Iran.
Iran responded to the threats with defiance. The military’s Khatam Al-Anbiya operational command vowed the “complete destruction” of Gulf energy infrastructure if the Israeli attack was repeated, according to a statement carried by Fars news agency.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on social media there would be “ZERO restraint” if Iran’s infrastructure was hit again.