TEHRAN, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Thursday vowed "zero restraint" if Iranian infrastructures are struck again.
In a post on social media platform X, Araghchi said "the ONLY reason for restraint" is "respect for requested de-escalation."
"Any end to this war must address damage to our civilian sites," he added.
On Wednesday, Israel launched an attack against Iran's South Pars offshore natural gas field in the Gulf it shares with Doha. Later, Qatar reported fires and extensive damage at its liquefied natural gas facilities targeted by Iran.
In response, U.S. President Donald Trump said on his Truth Social that the United States is unaware of the Israeli attack, nor was Qatar involved in it, warning that if Iran attacks Qatar again, the U.S. military "will massively blow up the entirety" of Iran's South Pars gas field.
The development came amid heightened tensions following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran starting on Feb. 28, to which Iran and its regional allies responded with attacks on Israeli and U.S. interests across the Middle East. ■
