U.S. President Donald Trump publicly denied any prior knowledge of Israel's recent strike on Iran's South Pars gas field, asserting the attack was an independent Israeli action. Following Iran's subsequent retaliatory strike on Qatari LNG facilities, Trump issued a statement threatening to completely destroy the South Pars complex if Iran targets Qatari energy infrastructure again. Despite the President's denial of U.S. involvement, an Axios report citing senior American and Israeli officials confirmed that Washington was notified in advance and agreed to the Israeli strike to exert maximum pressure on Tehran.