Qatar Gas Plant Attack: Iran had said earlier that Israel struck its facilities in South Pars on Wednesday in a major escalation in the US-Israeli war on Iran that sent oil prices shooting higher.

The UK denounced what it called “Iran’s reckless attacks” after ballistic missiles were fired toward the joint US-UK Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean.

The entire South Pars reservoir contains an estimated 1,800 trillion cubic feet of usable gas — enough to supply the entire world’s needs for 13 years — according to a Reuters report.