US President Trump warned of potential further strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island, sparing oil infrastructure for now. US President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning that the United States may carry out additional attacks on Iran’s key oil export hub, Kharg Island. Kharg Island: Strategic Oil HubKharg Island, situated roughly 30 kilometres off Iran’s southern coast, handles around 90% of the country’s crude oil exports. While Trump emphasised that US forces had struck military targets, he insisted that the island’s oil infrastructure had been spared. Trump also claimed that Iran’s military capabilities had been largely neutralised.
Source: dna March 15, 2026 04:13 UTC