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The islands off Iran have become the latest focus of the war after a U.S strike destroyed military sites on Kharg Island. The string of islands are critical to Iran's oil industry and its national security.
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The strikes destroyed more than 90 military targets, including missile facilities, but preserved oil infrastructure, U.S. central command said Saturday.
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President Donald Trump said late Friday that U.S. forces "obliterated" military targets on Kharg Island, a critical hub of Iran's oil Gulf operations, with the country responding by threatening to strike U.S. allies' oil facilities if its infrastructure is damaged."Moments ago, at my direction, the United States Central Command executed one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East, and totally obliterated every MILITARY target in Iran's crown jewel, Kharg Isla
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The Persian Gulf island, targeted by U.S. strikes, is home to Iran's main oil export terminal. Any disruption could jolt global energy markets.
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