Around 90% of Iran’s oil exports pass through Kharg Island, but the US president says oil infrastructure was not targeted.
Live updates: 6 killed in U.S. refueling plane crash; Iran’s new supreme leader ‘likely disfigured,’ Hegseth says
All six crew members were killed after a U.S. refueling aircraft went down in western Iraq, U.S. Central Command said. The incident was not due t …
Iran Signals Defiance as Trump Threatens to Hit Kharg Island Oil Network
By Bo Erickson, Jaidaa Taha, Maya Gebeily and Alexander Cornwell WASHINGTON/DUBAI/JERUSALEM, March 14 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to strike the oil infrastructure of Iran’s …
Videos and satellite images show Iran’s drone army puncturing US and allied defenses
An NBC News analysis of 30 videos and satellite images shows Iranian drones are presenting a new type of struggle for the U.S. and its allies.
Trump Threatens to Hit Iran’s Kharg Island Oil Network if Shipping Lanes Remain Blocked
WASHINGTON/DUBAI/JERUSALEM, March 14 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to strike the oil infrastructure of Iran’s Kharg Island hub unless Tehran stopped attacking vessels in the …
Trump says US ‘obliterated’ military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island but didn’t ‘wipe out’ oil infrastructure
President Trump said in a Truth Social post that he directed U.S. Central Command to execute a bombing raid that “obliterated” military targets on Kharg Island.
Vance’s distance from the Iran war is getting more conspicuous
It’s been two weeks since President Donald Trump launched a war with Iran, and Vice President JD Vance has yet to offer anything like the full-throated public votes of confidence he offered about …
Why is it so easy for Iran to shut the Strait of Hormuz?
Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz after U.S.-Israeli strikes, slashing oil and gas shipments and raising fears of a global energy shock …
Trump Calls It Iran’s ‘Crown Jewel.’ What Is Kharg Island?
Kharg Island, where President Trump said Friday the U.S. executed a major bombing raid, is small but important: Iran exports 90% of its crude oil through facilities on the island. The 5-mile stretch …
From the fall of Ali Khamenei to global energy concerns: Understanding the Iran war
Following U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, the Middle East faces a widening war. This collection tracks the resulting leadership crisis in Tehran, mounting military …