Mark Warner, the committee’s top Democrat, pressed for clarity, pointing to Trump’s past remarks suggesting he did not expect Iran to retaliate against Gulf states or disrupt the critical oil transit route.

US President Donald has warned to “blow up” Iran's South Pars gas field if Qatar is attacked again.According to Reuters, Trump said an angry Israel 'violently lashed out' and attacked Iran's major gas field,

In a phone call with President Trump this weekend, the emir of Qatar said the current escalation in the Gulf region “will have dangerous repercussions on international security and peace,” according to a Qatari state-media readout.

Tensions across the global energy market has surged to even new heights after Donald Trump delivered a booming warning to Iran, threatening to “entirely blow up” the country’s largest gas field if

Iran escalated strikes on energy sites in neighboring Gulf states, including a key facility in Qatar, in response to an Israeli attack on South Pa