International News from Thursday, March 19th, 2026
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Trump vows no more attacks by Israel on Iran gas field after it 'violently lashed out'
US President Donald Trump said an angry Israel "violently lashed out" and attacked Iran's major gas field, a significant escalation in the US-Israeli war, but ruled out further such attacks by Israel unless Iran retaliated further.
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QatarEnergy says several LNG facilities targeted by missiles, fires contained
QatarEnergy announced that several liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Ras Laffan Industrial City were subjected to missile attacks early Thursday morning, causing fires and further serious damage, in addition to the previous attack on Ras Laffan Industrial City on Wednesday, which severely damaged a gas-to-liquids conversion plant.
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Saudi Arabia trust with Iran hard to 're-establish', foreign minister says
Saudi Arabia reserves the right to act militarily against Iran and any trust with Tehran has been shattered, the Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Fahran said early on Thursday, after Riyadh was targeted by Iranian ballistic missiles.
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Kuwait foils terror plot targeting vital facilities
Kuwait's Ministry of Interior says the State Security Service has foiled a terrorist plot targeting key installations in the country.
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UAE air defences respond to missile threats, Thursday morningThe United Arab Emirates air defences were responding to fresh threats of missiles and drones on Thursday morning, according to a statement from the Ministry of Defence.
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UAE says Iranian attack on energy infrastructure 'dangerous escalation'The UAE strongly condemned the Iranian attack targeting the Habshan gas facility and the Bab field in Abu Dhabi, which was successfully intercepted by air defences with no injuries reported.
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UAE discuss Iran attacks with regional neighbours in ministerial meetingThe United Arab Emirates were present at a ministerial meeting with regional neighbours on Wednesday in Riyadh regarding the Iranian attacks.
