New Delhi, March 19 -- The Iran-Israel conflict entered a perilous new phase on Thursday as Tehran fired missiles at key Gulf energy sites, retaliating against Israeli strikes on its gas infrastructure and raising fears of a wider regional war.

The target was Ras Laffan, a massive complex that houses the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant. This marks the second attack in 48 hours. On Wednesday, missiles damaged the Pearl Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) facility. Today, QatarEnergy confirmed that several more LNG facilities were hit, causing "sizeable fires and extensive damage."

"In addition to the previous attack on Ras Laffan Industrial City on Wednesday, 18 March 2026, which caused extensive damage to the Pearl GTL facilit...