{"id":2579714,"date":"2026-03-13T19:33:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T23:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-launches-strikes-on-iranian-oil-lifeline-kharg-island\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T19:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T23:34:36","slug":"trump-launches-strikes-on-iranian-oil-lifeline-kharg-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-launches-strikes-on-iranian-oil-lifeline-kharg-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump launches strikes on Iranian oil lifeline Kharg Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-launches-strikes-on-iranian-oil-lifeline-kharg-island%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2579714&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. military bombed Kharg Island, Iran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fire-engulfs-cuban-oil-refinery-as-crippling-oil-crisis-deepens\/\" title=\"Fire engulfs Cuban oil refinery as crippling oil crisis deepens\">oil lifeline<\/a>. 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\u2019s history, according to a post on Truth Social. Trump also said he chose not to wipe out the island\u2019s 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\u2019s coast, is a key loading site for roughly 90% of Iran\u2019s oil exports and is considered critical to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meads-jen-psaki-blames-putin-for-high-cost-of-gas-ignores-price-hikes-in-2021\/\" title=\"MEADS: Jen Psaki Blames Putin For High Cost Of Gas, Ignores Price Hikes In 2021\">global oil supply<\/a>. The article notes Trump\u2019s remarks came after he had downplayed the area\u2019s priority in the broader Iran conflict, while leaving room to change course quickly.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump launches strikes on Iranian oil lifeline Kharg Island<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2532032\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump <\/a>on Friday evening announced that the U.S. military bombed Kharg Island, which is viewed as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a>&lsquo;s oil lifeline.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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&rsquo;s crown jewel, Kharg Island,&rdquo; he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116224324444349237\">posted<\/a> on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4491733\/grenell-done-at-kennedy-center\/\">Trump says Grenell done at Kennedy Center, announces new leadership<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4491685\/trump-signs-executive-order-housing-crisis\/\">Trump signs pair of executive orders aimed at fighting housing crisis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4491377\/vance-north-carolina-pray-for-troops-iran-operation-epic-fury\/\">Vance asks North Carolina to pray for troops, but doesn&#8217;t deny cautioning Trump against Iran war<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump said he chose &ldquo;NOT to wipe out the Oil Infrastructure on the Island,&rdquo; which lies in the northern Persian Gulf and is viewed as critical to the global economy and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >international oil supply<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; Trump said, referring to the tiny but immensely strategic waterway in the Persian Gulf over which Iran holds immense sway. <\/p>\n<p>The island <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4485143\/iran-oil-terminal-kharg-island\/\">sits roughly 16 miles off <\/a>of Iran&rsquo;s coast, and&nbsp;is the loading site for about 90% of the country&rsquo;s oil exports.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s move to bomb the island comes just hours after he said the area wasn&rsquo;t high on his list of priorities in the war against Iran.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not high on the list, but it&rsquo;s one of so many different things, and I can change my mind in seconds,&rdquo; Trump told Fox News Radio host Brian Kilmeade in an interview that aired Friday morning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump: U.S. bombed Kharg Island, Iran&#8217;s oil lifeline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2579715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26070699018520_2859a5.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3823,75782,3634],"class_list":["post-2579714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-iran","tag-kharg-island","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26070699018520_2859a5.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2579714"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2579718,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579714\/revisions\/2579718"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2579715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2579714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2579714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2579714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}