Trump Warns Iran: 'Destroy South Pars Field'

0:00From the streets of Birmingham to the world, this is Birmingham News today. President Donald Trump warned that the United States would completely destroy Iran's massive South Park's natural gas field if Iran strikes Qatar again. This came after Iranian missiles hit a key gas facility in Qatar on Wednesday, causing extensive damage and a fire. The attack was Iran's response to an earlier Israeli strike on the South Park's field. The conflict has been raging since February 28th, with Iran targeting energy sites in Persian Gulf neighbors like Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Iran and Hezbollah have also launched drones and missiles at Israel while making the straight of Hormuz nearly impossible for oil tankers to pass. That straight handles one-fifth of the world's oil shipments. Qatar responded by expelling some Iranian embassy officials. Meanwhile, the Arab League's Secretary-General strongly condemned the strikes as flagrant aggression, voicing full support for Gulf countries to defend their facilities and citizens.

1:04Energy markets took a huge hit from the escalating violence. Global oil prices jumped, with Brent crude climbing to nearly $114 per barrel from under $73 just before the war started. Global gas prices also surged, up 24% on European markets, Thursday. Officials worried this could drag out the global energy crunch, hitting economies hard with higher fuel and goods costs. This DNA story is thanks to our sponsor details in the description. Do not just fall asleep, drift into what you are listening to, S-O-L-I-SOLYPILO.COM.