The United States knew nothing about Israel's strike on South Pars.
Open Claimed by Government of the United States on 19 March 2026.
The statement
President Trump said neither the US nor Qatar knew of the South Pars strike, that Israel would not strike it again, and that if Iran attacked Qatar's energy facilities again the US would massively blow up the entirety of the South Pars field. He also said he was not sending ground troops.
- Origin of the claim Al Jazeera
- Origin of the claim Human Rights Watch
- Contradicts The National
Verdict history
| When | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 18:00 UTC | 2026-11-03 | 2026-12-19 | Checked in the one-time pass of 30 Oct 2026: still open. ev-20261027-93n7 records Trump's statement and an unnamed Pentagon official's contrary account carried by The National; neither is independent, and nothing else in the record shows what the US knew. Next check on the ladder from 2026-03-19 (7 days, 30 days, then quarterly). |
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The War Record, claim cl-20261027-he27, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-he27/