Iranian strikes have caused extensive damage at the world's largest gas hub in Qatar, with a vast fire illuminating the night sky visible from 30 kilometres away.
The Gulf state's energy firm, QatarEnergy, said emergency teams were deployed immediately to contain the resulting fires at the Ras Laffan facility after it was targeted by missile attacks.
Qatar's foreign ministry condemned the 'brutal Iranian attack' targeting Ras Laffan, saying it represented a 'direct threat to its national security.'
The incident came hours after US-Israeli strikes hit Iranian facilities on the opposite side of the massive South Pars gas reservoir shared by Iran and Qatar.
Iran's president warned of 'uncontrollable consequences' of attacks on energy infrastructure, while the US and Israel have been accused of targeting energy facilities to 'yield nothing' for Iran.
