Qatar has issued a bold warning to the European Union: impose harsh penalties on our energy exports, and we’ll cut off your gas supply. This dramatic announcement came from Qatar’s Energy Minister, Saad al-Kaabi, during an interview with the Financial Times.

The Gulf nation has become a critical supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe, especially after the EU started distancing itself from Russian gas due to the Ukraine conflict in 2022. But now, a clash over the EU’s new clima...