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US forces bombed military installations on Iran’s Kharg Island, which handles over 90% of Iran’s oil exports, with Trump stating he “totally obliterated” military targets while deliberately sparing oil infrastructure. The strikes targeted air defenses, naval bases, and airport facilities on the strategic island in the Persian Gulf. Iran’s military threatened to reduce US-linked oil facilities in the region to “ashes” if its oil infrastructure is attacked, while the US is deploying an additional 2,500 Marines and an amphibious assault ship to the Middle East.

This escalation comes during the third week of what sources describe as a “US-Israel war on Iran,” though mainstream coverage provides little context on how this broader conflict began or what triggered the current cycle of strikes. Oil prices have surged over 40% since fighting started, highlighting the global economic stakes of attacks near critical energy infrastructure. The deliberate targeting of military sites while avoiding oil facilities suggests both sides recognize the catastrophic global consequences of disrupting Iran’s oil exports, which flow through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz that Iran has reportedly been blocking.

Sources:

• Middle East crisis live: Iran warns of retaliation after Trump says military targets on Kharg Island ‘obliterated’ | US-Israel war on Iran | The Guardian
• US attacks military sites on Iran’s Kharg Island, home to vast oil facility | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera
• Trump says U.S. ‘obliterated’ military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island but didn’t ‘wipe out’ oil infrastructure
• ‘Every military target’ on Iran’s key oil island ‘totally obliterated’, says Trump - BBC News

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