US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during 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)

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during 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)

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during 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)

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during 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)

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during 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)

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine speaks during 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)

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine speaks during 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)

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine speaks during 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)