US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth departs at the end of a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on March 19, 2026. Oil and gas prices soared Thursday after Iran hit the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Qatar and threatened to destroy the region's energy infrastructure, and US President Donald Trump warned of a furious US response if such attacks continued. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)