Trump launches strikes on Iranian oil lifeline Kharg Island
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The article reports that President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. military bombed Kharg Island, Iran’s oil lifeline. He claimed the attack targeted and obliterated every military target on the island and described it as one of the most powerful bombing raids in the Middle East’s history, according to a post on Truth Social. Trump also said he chose not to wipe out the island’s oil infrastructure and warned that he would reconsider if Iran interferes with free and safe shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.Kharg Island, located about 16 miles off Iran’s coast, is a key loading site for roughly 90% of Iran’s oil exports and is considered critical to the global oil supply. The article notes Trump’s remarks came after he had downplayed the area’s priority in the broader Iran conflict, while leaving room to change course quickly.
Trump launches strikes on Iranian oil lifeline Kharg Island
President Donald Trump on Friday evening announced that the U.S. military bombed Kharg Island, which is viewed as Iran‘s oil lifeline.
“Moments ago, at my direction, the United States Central Command executed one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East, and totally obliterated every MILITARY target in Iran’s crown jewel, Kharg Island,” he posted on Truth Social.
Trump said he chose “NOT to wipe out the Oil Infrastructure on the Island,” which lies in the northern Persian Gulf and is viewed as critical to the global economy and international oil supply.
“Should Iran, or anyone else, do anything to interfere with the Free and Safe Passage of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz, I will immediately reconsider this decision,” Trump said, referring to the tiny but immensely strategic waterway in the Persian Gulf over which Iran holds immense sway.
The island sits roughly 16 miles off of Iran’s coast, and is the loading site for about 90% of the country’s oil exports.
Trump’s move to bomb the island comes just hours after he said the area wasn’t high on his list of priorities in the war against Iran.
“It’s not high on the list, but it’s one of so many different things, and I can change my mind in seconds,” Trump told Fox News Radio host Brian Kilmeade in an interview that aired Friday morning.
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