Trump Threatens to Obliterate Kharg Island in Escalation of Iran War

President Trump threatened to blow up Iran's electric generating plants, oil wells, and Kharg Island.

Trump framed the warning as retribution for US soldiers killed in the war.

Al Jazeera

He claimed great progress in negotiations despite ongoing military operations.

Kharg Island handles around 90 percent of Iran's crude exports.

It serves as the nerve centre of the Iranian oil industry.

Al Jazeera

It has no oil wells but houses Iran's largest oil terminal and infrastructure.

US forces executed a large-scale precision strike on Kharg Island on March 13.

“The United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Defence says its air forces are actively engaging with missiles and UAV (unidentified aerial vehicle) threats”

BBC

The strike destroyed naval mine storage facilities and missile storage bunkers.

Sources told CNN Iran had deployed additional troops and defense systems.

Iran maintains it is not in talks with the United States.

The Guardian reported Iran's foreign ministry reiterated no negotiations since the start of the war.

CNBC

The war was spreading beyond Iran as Israeli strikes hit Lebanon.