Israel’s strike on the Iranian gas field South Pars has triggered a sharp backlash across the Arab world, highlighting growing frustration with Washington’s role in the unfolding crisis.

According to The Wall Street Journal, governments in the region have voiced strong dissatisfaction to the United States, pointing to its failure to prevent the attack. Arab officials, the report notes, were outraged both by Israel’s действия and by what they see as Washington’s inability to restrain its ally. In response, they intensified pressure on the Trump administration, urging it to halt both American and Israeli strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure. Now, many in the region believe they themselves could become targets.

Gulf states had repeatedly warned the United States about the dangers of escalation in the energy sector — a pillar not only of their own economies but of the global market. Those concerns are now materializing as tensions continue to rise.

On March 18, Tehran announced plans to strike the oil sectors of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The statement followed Iranian reports of joint US-Israeli attacks on oil and gas infrastructure in the country’s south, including South Pars and the industrial zone of Assaluyeh.

The fallout is already affecting the industry. Bloomberg reports that major Gulf oil companies, including Saudi Aramco, have begun evacuating personnel from some facilities, signaling growing concern over the security situation.