Iran accused Israel of striking its facilities in the huge South Pars gas field on Wednesday in a major escalation in the US-Israeli war that sent oil prices shooting higher, and retaliated by vowing attacks on oil and gas targets throughout the Gulf, firing missiles at Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
“This pressure from Iran will backfire politically and morally and certainly we reserve the right to take military actions if deemed necessary,” Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan told a news conference after a meeting of top diplomats from the region met in Riyadh.