U.S.-Iran Tensions Escalate as Regional Leaders Warn of Military Responses

Trump threatened to destroy South Pars gas field if Iran attacks Qatar and claimed U.S. knew nothing of Israel's strike.
Iran attacked Ras Laffan in Qatar, causing damage with no injuries.
Oil rose 3% after the attack, and former counterterrorism official Joe Kent said Trump relied on a small circle of advisers.
Regional ministers warned of military responses, and three Palestinian women were killed by Iranian missiles in the West Bank.
Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi met Trump as the State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs hindered Iran war diplomacy.
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