U.S. President Donald Trump has revealed that he personally instructed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to launch further attacks on Iran’s gas infrastructure, underscoring a rare public divergence between the two close allies over the conduct of the conflict with Tehran.

Trump said he delivered a direct warning to Netanyahu after Israel struck Iran’s South Pars gas field, a sprawling offshore complex that underpins a significant share of the country’s natural gas production and exports.

“I told him, don’t do that, and he won’t do that,” Trump said in the Oval Office, describing the exchange as part of an ongoing effort to keep the confrontation with Iran from spiraling into a wider regional energy war.

The president stressed that U.S.–Israeli coordination remains tight but acknowledged that Washington is now drawing clearer red lines on attacks that could destabilize global energy supplies. “We get along great. It’s coordinated, but on occasion, he’ll do something, and if I don’t like it… and so we’re not doing that anymore,” Trump said, suggesting that future Israeli operations against Iranian energy assets would face firm U.S. resistance.

Trump had previously claimed on social media that he “knew nothing” about the Israeli strike on South Pars, an assertion that appeared to conflict with accounts from U.S. officials who said Washington was aware of the planned operation but did not participate. The attack jolted energy markets and prompted Iran to retaliate by targeting facilities in Qatar, a key global supplier of liquefied natural gas.

The back-and-forth has intensified concerns that the conflict, already pressuring oil and gas prices, could trigger a broader shock to the global economy if major fields or export terminals are hit again.

Trump has repeatedly insisted that the United States is avoiding direct strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure, even as he threatens “massive” retaliation against the South Pars field and other strategic sites if Tehran continues attacks on regional energy hubs.

Iran, for its part, has vowed “zero restraint” if its facilities are targeted, warning that any further blows to its energy sector would be met with a far more expansive response.

Trump frames the campaign’s core objective as preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and degrading its missile and naval capabilities, but he has offered few specifics on an endgame, leaving markets and diplomats bracing for a prolonged period of volatility.