Gulf states battle to shoot down Iranian missiles as Tehran blitzes oil and gas plants - causing 'extensive damage' to world's biggest in Qatar - sending price of crude SOARING as Putin breaks silence on assassination of his 'friend' Larijani - RECAP

The Qatari government has said it is dealing with a fire in the area of Ras Laffan - home to a refinery that Iranian state media earlier said it would target and warned should be evacuated.

Qatar is one of several Gulf Arab states that had been bracing for Iran's retaliation after Israel struck Iranian facilities in the South Pars field, the world's largest gas field, today.

The South Pars and the adjacent North Dome fields have been shared between Iran and Qatar for years.

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Majed Al Ansari, condemned Israel’s attack on the key economic target as being 'reckless and irresponsible'.

QatarEnergy said:

Emergency response teams were deployed immediately to contain the resulting fires, as extensive damage has been caused.

All personnel have been accounted for and no casualties have been reported at this time

Striking video shows the moment Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh was targeted by missiles.

A bright orange fireball lit up the sky as huge explosions rocked the city.

It comes just hours after Iran threatened to wage a 'full scale economic war' by attacking energy facilities across the Middle East.

Oil prices have surged today after Iran said the US and Israel struck one of its gas facilities.

Brent oil rose five per cent to over $109 a barrel after Iran vowed to hit energy facilities throughout the Gulf in retaliation to what it said was an attack on a facility on the Gulf coast serving a massive gas field it shares with Qatar.

The three main US stock indexes all opened lower, and European stock markets reversed earlier gains.

Earlier today, oil prices fell slightly after Iraq said it had resumed limited oil exports through the Turkish port of Ceyhan, using a pipeline that avoids the effectively shut Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global oil flows.

The prices dropped despite Iran vowing revenge after Israel killed security chief Ali Larijani, a key force leading Iran since the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the first strikes of the war.

The latest flareup in violence appears to rule out any opening of the Strait of Hormuz - which in peacetime carries about a fifth of global oil and LNG trade - to shipping in the near term.

Oil prices have soared by five percent as Iran targets oil and gas facilities across the Middle East after threatening 'full scale economic war'.

Energy sites in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar have been evacuated after the regime said it would pummel them with strikes in 'the coming hours'.

'These centres have become direct and legitimate targets ‌and will be targeted in the coming hours,' the Islamic Republic warned.

'Therefore, all citizens, residents, and employees are ‌requested to immediately leave these ⁠areas and move to a safe distance without ⁠any delay.'

The evacuation warning came after Iranian facilities in South Pars and Asaluyeh ‌were struck by Israeli missiles.

An Iranian assault would further devastate the global economy, with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz already sparking fears of a worldwide economic crisis.

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Neighbors were seen taking photos where a projectile from an Iranian Ballistic missile struck the top floor of a building in the Ramat Aviv neighbourhood of Tel Aviv.

Another Iranian strike has hit Ras Laffan, Qatar's interior ministry has said.

Authorities are tending to the blaze and no injuries have been reported.

The second strike comes hours after an initial attack caused 'extensive damage' at the facility.

New footage has emerged of Israel's military shooting down missiles above Tel Aviv.

Several bright balls of fire can be seen soaring through the sky - before shattering mid-air.

A spokesman said:

Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat

Saudi Arabia's top diplomat Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has confirmed strikes on two refineries in Saudi Arabia.

He also called on Iran to review its 'misjudgments' - insisting the attacks would fail to bring any gains.

French President Emmanuel Macron says he has spoken with the Emir of Qatar and US President Donald Trump following the strikes on Ras Laffan in Qatar and the South Pars field in Iran.

He wrote on X:

It is in our common interest to implement, without delay, a moratorium on strikes targeting civilian infrastructure, particularly energy and water supply facilities.

Civilian populations and their essential needs, as well as the security of energy supplies, must be protected from military escalation.

Israel struck the South Pars field, the world's largest gas field, earlier today, which was condemned by Qatar as 'reckless and irresponsible'.

The attack prompted Iran to issue a warning saying it would retaliate with strikes on other oil fields in the region, including Ras Laffan.

The UAE's Minister of Foreign Affairs has condemned a strike on the Ras Laffan oil refinery (above) in Qatar, calling it an 'Iranian terrorist strike'.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan added that such attacks 'constitute a dangerous escalation and a violation of international law', in a statement issued by the country's foreign ministry.

His Highness affirmed the UAE’s full solidarity with the State of Qatar and its unwavering support for all measures taken by Qatar to safeguard its security, protect its citizens and residents, and preserve its stability.

His Highness further underscored that this attack on industrial infrastructure represents a direct threat to global energy security, as well as to the security and stability of the region and its peoples, and carries serious environmental and humanitarian repercussions.