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Targeting of energy facilities turned Iran war into worst-case scenario for Gulf states

  • Written by Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute, Rice University
Targeting of energy facilities turned Iran war into worst-case scenario for Gulf statesA view of the liquefied natural gas production at the Ras Laffan facility in Qatar.Stringer/picture alliance via Getty Images

The U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran took a dangerous turn on March 18, 2026, with tit-for-tat strikes on critical energy infrastructure that amount to the most serious regional escalation since the conflict...

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