{"id":2587927,"date":"2026-04-07T09:01:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-strikes-irans-kharg-island-in-persian-gulf-as-trumps-deadline-looms\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T09:03:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:03:30","slug":"us-strikes-irans-kharg-island-in-persian-gulf-as-trumps-deadline-looms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-strikes-irans-kharg-island-in-persian-gulf-as-trumps-deadline-looms\/","title":{"rendered":"US strikes Iran&#8217;s Kharg Island in Persian Gulf as Trump&#8217;s deadline looms"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fus-strikes-irans-kharg-island-in-persian-gulf-as-trumps-deadline-looms%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=2587927&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>U.S. forces reportedly carried out strikes on Iran\u2019s Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-promises-to-ramp-up-operations-as-rockets-continue-to-pound-ukraine\/\" title=\"Russia Promises to Ramp Up Operations as Rockets Continue to Pound Ukraine\">hitting military targets<\/a> that had already been attacked earlier, with officials saying it was not an oil-infrastructure strike.<\/p>\n<p>Key details:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Washington Examiner cites a U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-malcontents-eye-biden-harris-alternatives-but-few-names-emerge\/\" title=\"Democratic malcontents eye Biden...Harris alternatives, but few names emerge\">official describing<\/a> the strikes as targeting military sites on the island.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A Telegram channel run by a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >citizen journalist claimed continuous bombing<\/a> from the morning, including the airport, IRGC base, and docks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Wall Street Journal reported that more than 50 targets on the island were struck, according to two U.S.officials.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-article-suggests-republicans-are-worse-than-nazis\/\" title=\"MSNBC Article Suggests Republicans Are Worse Than Nazis\">article suggests<\/a> the operation may have been ordered by President Donald Trump, who afterward issued a strong warning to Iran, threatening to blow up Iran\u2019s power plants if Hormuz Strait reopens and terms are not reached.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Trump\u2019s statements quoted in the piece include references to \u201cComplete and Total Regime Change\u201d and a claim that \u201c47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; An associated linked piece discusses how the U.S. and Pakistan\u2019s relationship could influence conflicts with Iran and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>Note: The article mixes official statements, a Telegram account claim, and paywalled reporting, presenting multiple perspectives on the event.  <\/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\">US strikes Iran&rsquo;s Kharg Island in Persian Gulf as Trump&rsquo;s deadline looms<\/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_2553734\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-jew-hatred-of-ilhan-omar\/\" title=\"The Jew Hatred Of Ilhan Omar\">military carried<\/a> out strikes on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran&rsquo;s<\/a> Kharg Island Tuesday morning, hitting military targets that it had already struck, a U.S. official told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, adding that this was &ldquo;not an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oil\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"292\">oil<\/a> infrastructure strike.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A source told the citizen journalist Telegram channel Mamlekate that the strikes were &ldquo;even worse&rdquo; than the last major strike against the island.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;From 11 AM until half an hour ago, there was continuous bombing, again towards the airport and the IRGC base, but this time they also hit the docks,&rdquo; it said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Two U.S. officials told the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> that over 50 targets were struck on the island.<\/p>\n<p>The importance of the island means the attacks were likely ordered by President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> himself. Shortly after, the president posted one of his harshest warnings to Iran yet, vowing to follow through on his promise to blow up the country&rsquo;s power plants if it didn&rsquo;t reopen the Strait of Hormuz and come to terms.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4515225\/us-pakistan-relationship-could-help-end-respective-wars-iran-afghanistan\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4515225\">HOW THE US AND PAKISTAN&rsquo;S RELATIONSHIP COULD HELP END RESPECTIVE WARS WITH IRAN AND AFGHANISTAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don&rsquo;t want that to happen, but it probably will,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!&rdquo; Trump added.<\/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>US strikes Kharg Island as Trump deadline looms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2587928,"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\/kharg-island-iran.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[75782,75757,75602,73203],"class_list":["post-2587927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-kharg-island","tag-military-action-2","tag-persian-gulf-2","tag-us-iran-relations-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kharg-island-iran.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2587927","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2587927"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2587927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2587931,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2587927\/revisions\/2587931"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2587928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2587927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2587927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2587927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}