Israel and the USA launched airstrikes on the South Pars gas field in Iran provoking a surge in oil prices to nearly one hundred ten dollars per barrel.Following the raid on the world's largest gas reserve the Revolutionary Guard threatened to strike energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.While Qatar condemned the military action as a threat to global energy security Tehran suspended its gas exports to Iraq to secure domestic supply.Tensions have intensified following the killing of
Ali Khamenei in late February and the deployment of the
USS Tripoli toward the Middle East region.