Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:37am on 14 Mar 2026,Saturday International
Just hours before the United States launched strikes linked to Iran’s oil network, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a media interview that Kharg Island was “not high on the list” of targets. Shortly afterward, U.S. forces carried out major airstrikes hitting military facilities on the island, a crucial hub responsible for about 90% of Iran’s oil exports. Trump later stated that the bombing destroyed military targets but deliberately avoided damaging the oil infrastructure for now. Analysts say the attack marks a major escalation in the ongoing U.S.–Iran conflict and increases tensions around global energy supplies and shipping routes in the Persian Gulf. (PC: X)
