{"id":65276,"date":"2026-03-18T18:43:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T22:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=65276"},"modified":"2026-03-18T18:43:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T22:43:17","slug":"qatar-expels-iranian-embassy-officials-after-strike-on-gas-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/qatar-expels-iranian-embassy-officials-after-strike-on-gas-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatar expels Iranian embassy officials after strike on gas facility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Qatar has declared Iran\u2019s military and security attach\u00e9s, along with staff in both offices at the Iranian Embassy, personae non grata and ordered them to leave the country within 24 hours. The decision follows Iranian missile attacks on Ras Laffan Industrial City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MofaQatar_AR\/status\/2034364546844926368\">statement<\/a> Wednesday, Qatar\u2019s Foreign Ministry said it delivered a formal note to Iran\u2019s embassy in Doha and said the decision followed repeated Iranian attacks against Qatar, including what it described as a grave assault that violated the country\u2019s sovereignty and security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/qatarenergy\/status\/2034338511311012171\">QatarEnergy<\/a>, the state-owned energy company, said Ras Laffan Industrial City had come under missile attack and that emergency crews were sent to contain fires. It said extensive damage was caused, but all personnel were accounted for and no casualties were reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Qatar later condemned the strike on Ras Laffan as a dangerous escalation and said it amounted to a direct threat to national security and regional stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported that Iranian authorities had threatened to target five oil and gas facilities in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. The outlet said the threat was carried in a statement published by Iran\u2019s semiofficial Tasnim news agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The threat was issued in retaliation for an Israeli strike on Iran\u2019s South Pars, the world\u2019s largest natural gas field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Qatar has declared Iran\u2019s military and security attach\u00e9s, along with staff in both offices at the Iranian Embassy, personae non grata and ordered them to leave the country within 24 hours. 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