India on Thursday called on countries in West Asia to avoid targeting energy and civilian infrastructure amid the conflict in the region.

The Ministry of External Affairs said that the recent attacks against energy installations across the region were “deeply disturbing and only serve to further destabilise an already uncertain energy scenario” for the whole world.

“Such attacks are unacceptable and need to cease,” the ministry added, without naming any country.

Here are more top updates from the conflict in West Asia:

• Qatar on Thursday reported “extensive damage” after Iran struck the Ras Laffan industrial complex, home to the world’s largest liquefied natural gas facility. The facility supplied 19% of global liquefied natural gas exports in 2025, according to Bloomberg.
• Iran also struck several oil and gas facilities in other Gulf countries, escalating tensions in the region. The strikes by Iran came hours after attack on its energy facilities associated with its South Pars gas field, the world’s largest gas reserve that it shares with Qatar.
• Amid the uncertainty about energy supply, global natural gas prices jumped more than 5% on Thursday. India was the largest importer of Qatari LNG after China in 2025. The supply disruption caused by the conflict had already triggered concerns and panic in India and globally.
• The price of benchmark Brent crude jumped more than 4% on Thursday to reach...

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