Trump threatens to hit Iran's Kharg Island oil network if shipping lanes remain blocked - Reuters

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMizAFBVV95cUxNRW1mNms0NWp5clJ0VVQyUDk3dDVfTXEwUUxpWDhNQUFtb0wyNVZ6WXM0MVhrd2NJanVtZUxsQTFrQ2xxcWxSUldqQUZLQm9MWTVRR2ZJOEpmQ2JkaEFNYS04Q0N5WlFTUXFOc0VhMGlicFFKMlRiSlU5eENvRDRJZWVMblZ4ekNPYkhYamVhTHZtMl93QkhEQVlEVVJ2WHQxMnlzQW1ob05QczNiNTVTdlpoQThCbmEwNkNzYnlwYnhwRExWOF9Ta000VVI?oc=5" target="_blank">Trump threatens to hit Iran's Kharg Island oil network if shipping lanes remain blocked</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>

Following U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s Kharg Island, President Trump described the operation as having 'obliterated' the site. Iran has retaliated with widespread missile and drone attacks on Israel and Gulf nations, closing the vital Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil route.

The U.S. launched airstrikes on Iran's Kharg Island, a critical hub for Iran's oil exports, in response to Tehran's interference with shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump warned that Iran’s oil infrastructure could be targeted next if maritime interference continues.

Due to escalating tensions and the ongoing war involving Iran, the U.S. Navy plans to begin escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz as soon as it is 'militarily possible,' potentially with the support of an international coalition, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Iran’s islands off its southern coast—particularly Kharg Island, Abu Musa, the Greater and Lesser Tunbs, and Qeshm Island—are vital to its economic and security infrastructure. Parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf recently warned that any military action against these islands would provoke a severe retaliation.

President Trump announced that the U.S., along with an international coalition, will deploy warships to the Strait of Hormuz to reopen disrupted commercial shipping routes, following Iranian actions that nearly halted shipping and destabilized global energy markets.