U.S. natural gas prices crashed on Monday after Israel launched limited attacks on Iran while Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei helped cool tensions after he announced Iran would not issue a direct response to Israel’s latest attacks. Natural gas prices were trading down 11% to $2.284/MMBtu at 11.17 am CDT in Monday’s session. U.S. gas production from the lower 48 states averaged 102.8 Bcf/d over the weekend, close to 103 Bcf/d summer high and up about 2 Bcf/d from autumn lows. In 2023, U.S. natural gas prices averaged $2.57/MMBtu,…