Qatar's Ras Laffan natural gas facility is "severely damaged".

[roamer65]

According to reports on Al Jazeera English minutes ago.

[JBTaurus83]

1. The largest in the world

I believe.

[Botany]

8. Thanx Donny. Iran war puts 'endangered' helium supplies at risk as Qatar halts exports.

No oil, no natural gas, no fertilizer, and no helium to make computer components. We could be
looking @ a global recession because of Trump’s unneeded war on Iran.

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The Iran war is threatening supplies of helium, a vital and already scarce gas used in the manufacturing of semiconductors, medical imaging systems and other key industries.

Iranian strikes have forced Qatar to shut down liquefied natural gas production, directly impacting the supply of helium, which is extracted as a by-product of natural gas processing.

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Helium is essential for semiconductor manufacturing because its cooling properties maintains chip precision and stabilises thermal and vacuum conditions, in addition to supporting high-precision processes where contamination is not an option.


https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2026/03/18/iran-war-puts-endangered-helium-supplies-at-risk-as-qatar-halts-exports/

[Prairie Gates]

2. Tit, meet Tat

Ta-da.

[BeyondGeography]

3. Put Jared and Witkoff on the case

They’ll know what to do.

[nitpicked]

4. 'Extensive damage' at Qatar industrial site as Iran retaliates for strike on gas field

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c24d410m3g4t
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Ras Laffan, where fire crews have been battling to put out a fire after it was indeed struck, is the crown jewels of gas infrastructure for Qatar and not surprisingly, the government here is furious.

Until this war began 18 days ago Qatar enjoyed reasonably good relations with its neighbour across the Gulf: the Islamic Republic.

The two countries amicably shared the giant South Pars gas field that has helped propel this small Gulf state towards unparalleled wealth. Qatari ministers have visited Tehran and the Qataris are known to have been among those arguing strongly against this war.

Iran has repaid them with ballistic missiles and explosive drones. Trust between the Arab Gulf states and the Islamic Republic is at an all-time low.
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[SamuelTheThird]

6. Everyone is going scorched earth

Desalinization will be hit, and Israel might go nuclear. I don't know if we've crossed the Rubicon but we are headed in that direction.

[roamer65]

7. We are going to start to lose our "allies" in the coming weeks.

They will make deals with Russia for oil and gas.

…and the Orange Anus’s goal to all of this will be complete.

[JBTaurus83]

9. Yes it would seem

Ukraine is screwed.

[roamer65]

5. Al Jazeera latest report..."Iran says more in the coming hours..."

[Sneederbunk]

10. So goes the excursion.