Natural gas futures floundered throughout the morning on Monday amid mixed demand, strong supply and deepening tensions in the Middle East. Soft physical prices in recent sessions punctuated the challenges of a futures market that has struggled to sustain momentum due to LNG volatility, strong supply and uneven weather-driven demand. LNG feedgas calls come in lowerProducers active yet output choppySeven-day LNG exports averaged 17.5 Bcf/d, down from recent highs near 19 Bcf/d, according to NGI’s Entropic Analytics. Preliminary injection estimates submitted to Reuters for the week ended July 17 averaged 35 Bcf. Iran attacked US bases and allies in the region in recent days, killing at least three US military members.