Call Me Back - with Dan Senor Ark News Daily: Iran hits Qatari gas hub
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Mar 20, 2026 Missile strikes on Qatar's Ras Laffan gas hub and wider attacks on regional oil and gas sites. Israel's retaliatory strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure and strategic moves around the Strait of Hormuz. Political leaders debating restraint and visions for new Middle East energy routes. Polls and public reactions within Israel and the Jewish world to the conflict.
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Iran Targeted Gulf Energy To Disrupt Global Markets
- Iran deliberately targeted Gulf energy infrastructure, striking Qatar's Ras Laffan gas hub that supplies ~20% of global gas and hitting Saudi and Kuwaiti refineries.
- Deborah Pardes links these strikes to a strategy of disrupting global energy trade to pressure opponents and escalate leverage in the war.
Israel Strikes Iranian Energy To Pressure Strait Blockade
- Israel has begun striking Iranian energy sites, attacking a gas field and Tehran oil depots as part of a strategy to raise the cost of keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed.
- ARK contributor Nadav Eyal framed these attacks as tying Iranian maritime blockade actions to economic pain onshore.
United States Urged Restraint On Energy Strikes
- President Trump publicly urged Israel to refrain from further strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, saying he told Netanyahu "don't do that."
- The statement signaled U.S. caution to avoid further oil price spikes after crude briefly near $120/barrel.
