Trump says US ‘obliterated’ military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island, warns oil infrastructure there could be next

March 13, 2026

The president announced the action in a social media post as he prepared to fly to Florida for the weekend. The small island in the Persian Gulf is the primary terminal through which all of Iran’s oil exports pass.

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