Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel 'acted alone' in its strike on Iran's South Pars gas field, part of the world's largest natural gas reserve, as tensions escalated across the region. Iran retaliated by attacking an energy complex in Qatar and targeting other energy infrastructure in the Gulf, triggering a sharp rise in global energy prices.

Netanyahu stated that the President of the United States had not been informed in advance and had asked that no further energy sites be targeted. He denied claims that Israel had coordinated the strike with Washington or drawn the United States deeper into the conflict. The attacks have raised questions about alignment between the two allies as they pursue their campaign against Iran.

Iran warned it would show 'zero restraint' if further strikes hit its infrastructure, while Qatar cautioned that attacks on its facilities could have significant repercussions for global energy supplies. Roughly one fifth of the world's daily oil consumption passes through the Strait of Hormuz, a route already affected by Iranian restrictions, intensifying concerns over global supply disruptions.

As gas prices surged in Europe and the United Kingdom, the United States weighed easing sanctions on some Iranian oil exports to stabilize markets. Netanyahu said Israel had also targeted Iranian naval assets and was weakening Tehran's military capacity, while suggesting that any change in Iran's leadership would ultimately depend on its own people.