The U.S. military has launched a major bombing raid on Kharg Island, a key Iranian oil export terminal in the Persian Gulf, in what officials describe as one of the most powerful strikes in the Middle East.
According to President Donald Trump, the operation targeted all military installations on the island, which is home to roughly 90% of Iran’s crude oil exports.
The strikes left the island’s oil infrastructure—including massive storage tanks, jetties, and pipelines—untouched, a decision Trump said was “for reasons of decency. He warned that if Iran or others interfere with shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. would reconsider and destroy the oil facilities.
Kharg Island is a critical economic lifeline for Iran, handling millions of barrels of crude daily for Asian markets.
The US will also start escorting ships through the Strait. Unfortunately, we decommissioned the last minesweepers last year.
According to Michael Savage, the bad news is that Iranians allegedly have missiles and drones underground. The weapons are under hospitals, schools, and other sensitive civilian facilities. The other fear Dick Morris voiced this evening on Newsmax is that we could be pinned down in Iran, as Bush was in Iraq. Morris explained that the Iranian regime will not surrender, and they have weapons to last for some time.
If there is one thing we can be sure of, it is that the administration knows about the danger of being pinned down. They will make certain that doesn’t happen. People seem to think they haven’t thought of all of these issues. They have and have plans.
Kharg Island is Iran’s jugular.
80-90% of Iran’s crude exports flow through this supertanker terminal in the Persian Gulf. No Kharg, no oil revenue. No oil revenue, no regime. Every war plan, every sanctions package, every naval deployment in the Gulf orbits this one fact. https://t.co/E0mVmlC9ea pic.twitter.com/mRuT3gTY1s
— John Ʌ Konrad V (@johnkonrad) February 28, 2026
I got my news this morning from an Iranian guy in a small boat going through the Strait of Hormuz. Basically every tanker that is there is shut off and they can’t move even a few meters or they will get hit by an Iranian drone. Kharg Shmarg, this island is irrelevant to me and I’m tired of hearing about it. This entire assault on Iran feels like a huge blunder and now I wake up every day and watch my 401K RETIREMENT go DOWN THE DRAIN because if this stupid war. If Iran hit us first, then by all means wipe them off the planet. But that wasn’t the case. And it feels like there is no plan, there is certainly no plan for these oil tankers to move again. MEANWHILE in good ‘ole USA, the senate just can’t bring themselves to pass VOTER ID LAW. What a frigging joke this country has become. I’m an independent and don’t count on me for midterms because it aint happenin’. James Woods (who I like) just left the republican party. Only James – I figured THAT out like 15 years ago. My time and energy is going to be spent doing something productive, instead of voting, like planning on what country to move to since I can’t afford to retire here. We got sucked into this and there is no plan to get out. Thank you Israel for nothing.
I just attempted to respond to Jack Johnson’s comment at the bottom of the page and a red flag came up and told me that I had already posted that comment, which was BS. You have some serious problems with your comments function, Maura. Is it time to leave you one again…until you get things cleaned up?
Everyone is having this problem. My tech won’t be available until Monday. I will try to fix it but I’m no tech.
I am white listing you. let’s see if that helps. It’s not just commenting, it’s my security features. I just deleted one.
Every single US military base in the Gulf region has been destroyed….se we are even. Now Iran and eventually China will have full control of the Straits.
This is possibly the biggest blunder in presidential history. The US killed the Ayatollah and now the Little Ayatollah is now in charge and they still have the ability to make a nuke.
Oh that’s great news, as we continue to reduce the world’s oil supply.
Let’s see how your wishful thinking goes. The Strait is closed, so there was no plan to keep it open. The plan was to overthrow the government, and also keep the Strait open.
For nearly 50 years most administrations did not deal with IRAN. Now 10’a of thousands have been slaughtered.
Striking was necessary.
Except it all was a failure, the regime is intact and led by a hardliner and they have the ability to make a nuke, which they will.
Israel is being destroyed by Iran and Hezbollah….is this “more winning”?
Trump is not finished with Iran and neither is Israel. And Israel is far from “being destroyed.” Where do you get your ‘news’? Perhaps CNN or MSLSD?
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