U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday Said on Friday that the United States carried out strikes against “every military target” on Iran’s Kharg Island export hub.
“For reasons of decency, I have chosen NOT to wipe out the Oil Infrastructure on the Island,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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“However, should Iran, or anyone else, do anything to interfere with the Free and Safe Passage of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz, I will immediately reconsider this decision.”
Kharg is often described as Iran’s Achilles’ heel. The island is small, exposed, and critically important. Losing it would mean economic collapse for Iran, yet capturing and holding it would be extremely costly for any foreign power. For that reason, Kharg has become one of the most dangerous strategic points on the planet, where a single miscalculation could trigger a global energy crisis.
Located a little more than 12 miles from Iran’s shoreline in the northern Persian Gulf, the island handles the vast majority of the country’s oil exports. About 90 percent of Iran’s crude oil leaves the country through this small island. The Kharg oil terminal is managed by the National Iranian Oil Terminals Company (OTC).
The facility has a loading capacity of up to 7 million barrels per day and can receive as many as 10 oil tankers at once. Any disruption at Kharg would therefore affect not only Iran but also its main buyers, including China, the world’s largest oil importer.
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