The Gulf monarchies are unhappy that the US did not listen to their opinions during the military operation against Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources.
The anger of the Middle Eastern countries stems from their inability to exert significant influence on the decisions of the US administration, which leads to retaliatory strikes on their territories. The Arab countries thought they had convinced Washington to deter Israel from attacking Iranian energy facilities, but instead the US approved the Israeli attack on the “South Pars“ gas field in the Islamic Republic, the newspaper notes.
On March 18, Israeli and American strikes caused a fire at several facilities in the South Pars oil field.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps then announced its intention to attack oil and gas facilities in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar.
Qatar Energy later reported that a facility in Ras Laffan had been hit by a missile attack, causing a fire. Qatar's Defense Ministry said the strike was carried out by a ballistic missile from Iranian territory. Qatar Energy later added that after midnight on March 19, its production infrastructure was hit again by a missile strike, causing another large-scale fire.