Israel’s March 18 assault on Iran’s giant South Pars gas field — shared with Qatar — has torched the world’s biggest gas hub and triggered ferocious Iranian retaliation on Ras Laffan, Saudi fuel depots and UAE sites. While Trump rages on Truth Social and insists Washington “knew nothing”, US intel leaks and Axios reports say America green‑lit the strike, as $112 oil and a shut Hormuz push the Gulf to the brink.