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Ran Threatens Retaliation After U.S. Targets Oil-Rich Kharg Island
- The United States has targeted over 90 Iranian military sites on Kharg Island, which handles about 90 percent of Iran's crude oil exports, escalating the conflict with Iran and Israel.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps threatened retaliation targeting U.S.-linked oil facilities in the Gulf if its energy infrastructure is attacked, signaling potential widespread regional conflict.
- Iranian officials reported ongoing oil exports from Kharg Island despite U.S. strikes and described the situation as extremely dangerous while urging restraint to avoid civilian harm in the UAE.
- The conflict has caused over 2,000 deaths since late February and has disrupted global oil supplies, driving prices higher and raising concerns over global economic growth.
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US President Trump calls on allies to secure the Strait of Hormus and threatens further attacks on Iran's oil island Kharg.
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Iran’s Samson Option: Gulf Oil Reprisals for Kharg Would Crash the World Economy
Juan Cole for Informed Comment President Donald J. Trump threatened Friday to destroy Iran’s major oil terminal on Kharg Island if Tehran continued to obstruct shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. He said that the US had already destroyed military installations on the island. The Iranian press reported 15 large explosions on the island. Some 90% of Iranian petroleum…
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50% Left
L 50%
C 25%
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