14.3.2026
The US military said more than 90 military targets on Kharg Island were bombed late Friday.
Kharg Island off Iran’s coast is where most of the country’s oil is exported from.
President Donald Trump said US forces “totally obliterated every military target” but left oil infrastructure on the island intact. He threatened to reverse that if Iran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping.
But Iran’s Revolutionary Guard responded by declaring the waterway off-limits. “Any attempt to move or transit will be targeted,”
The Guard also warned the United Arab Emirates that American military positions in the country are “legitimate targets.”
Mr. Trump in social media post urged US allies to send ships to help protect the Straight of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf.
Iran and it’s proxy militias have attacked about 16 ships operating in the area, preventing oil shipments.
Meanwhile, an Iran-backed militia struck the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Saturday, the second time the compound has been hit since the war began. Agency reports
