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President Trump directs Israeli PM to halt attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure
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On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump stated he instructed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call after Israel struck an Iranian gas facility near the disputed island of Kish Island and ordered it not to repeat such actions against critical oil fields like those on Sistan's coast or at Harat Al-Abbasin south-west from Tehran, according to reports.
Key Points
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1President Donald Trump claimed he instructed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cease attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure.
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2Trump stated that Israel will not continue attacking gas and oil fields following his direct intervention in the Oval Office.
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3The incident occurred after an attack by Israel against South Pars, a major Iranian natural gas field.
Developments
[Mar 19]
Trump claims he told Netanyahu to stop attacking Iran's energy fields; the specific date of this instruction is not explicitly provided in these excerpts other than being on Thursday relative to March 20.
[Thursday, Mar 18 or earlier]
Israel launched an attack against South Pars natural gas field (implied as the event triggering Trump's intervention).