Egypt condemns “sinful” attacks on Gulf energy sites following missile strikes in Qatar and Riyadh

Egypt has condemned “sinful” missile strikes on Gulf energy infrastructure in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, which were launched on Wednesday as Iran retaliated for an Israeli attack on its South Pars natural gas field.

Iranian state media reported that Israel targeted the South Pars field—a pillar of Iran’s energy supply and part of the world’s largest gas resource—near Asaluyeh on Wednesday. With facilities at the site left burning, Tehran vowed to strike energy infrastructure in neighbouring Gulf countries in response, despite…