U.S. strike on Kharg Island targets Iran’s oil lifeline, Trump says
TL;DR
President Donald Trump said the U.S. bombed Kharg Island, Iran’s main crude export terminal, in an attack Tehran says could escalate the conflict. Kharg Island accounts for about 90% of Iran’s oil exports, underscoring the strategic importance of the strike in the broader Iran-U.S. confrontation.
- Trump says U.S. bombed Kharg Island, striking core of Iran’s oil economy The Washington Post
- Live updates: Iran war news; US strikes military assets on Kharg Island oil export hub CNN
- Middle East crisis live: Iran warns of retaliation after Trump says military targets on Kharg Island ‘obliterated’ The Guardian
- Iran war live: US bombs Iran’s Kharg Island, warns oil facilities next Al Jazeera
- Live Updates: Trump says U.S. attacked vital Iranian oil hub, as war reaches 2-week mark CBS News
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