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Iran threatens UAE cities after US attacked Kharg Island
Iran's military threatened to attack UAE cities, claiming the US used them in an attack on Kharg Island as tensions rise in the Middle East.
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Iran threatens UAE cities after US attacked Kharg Island
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Iran’s military on Saturday threatened to attack multiple cities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that it claims the U.S. used in its attack on Kharg Island, a vital economic outpost. The claim made by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters was that the U.S. launched its attack from “ports, docks…
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Trump news at a glance: president says Iran’s Kharg Island ‘demolished’ and threatens more strikes ‘just for fun’
Trump also questions whether Iran’s new supreme leader ‘is even alive’ while deflating hopes of a deal with Tehran to end conflict – key US politics stories from 14 March 2026 at a glanceDonald Trump says US strikes have “totally demolished” much of Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub and threatened that “we may hit it a few more times just for fun”.In…
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Trump Says US 'Obliterated' Kharg Island, Iran's Oil Hub
The United States launched a massive strike against Iran’s Kharg Island, which handles about 90 percent of that country’s oil exports. In a new wave of counterattacks, Iran struck a helipad at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, but caused no injuries. NBC’s Matt Bradley reports for Saturday TODAY from Tel Aviv.
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Trump says U.S. bombed Kharg Island, striking core of Iran’s oil economy
President Donald Trump on Friday night announced the United States had bombed Kharg Island, targeting Iran’s most critical oil terminal.
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U.S. military bombs Kharg Island, Iran's main oil export hub, Trump says
President Trump said on Friday the U.S. military had "totally obliterated" military targets in Kharg Island, home to the primary terminal that handles Iran's oil exports. This as all six crew members on a refueling plane that went down in western Iraq were confirmed dead.
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US Hits Military Targets on Iran’s Kharg Island as War Escalates
President Donald Trump said the US had bombed military targets on a critical Iranian outpost in the Persian Gulf and threatened additional strikes targeting oil infrastructure if Tehran continued to block energy flows, in the latest escalation of the two-week conflict that has upeneded the region.
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FLASHBACK: Trump Promised To Be ‘Harsh’ With Iran, Annihilate Kharg Island In 1988
President Donald Trump ordered a strike on military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island, on Saturday — 38 years after he first promised to be “harsh” with the despotic regime and take aim at the oil hub. The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) shared video of the strikes on X, noting that it was aimed at ...
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U.S. bombs Iran's Kharg Island, destroying military targets while preserving oil infrastructure
The United States military struck Kharg Island, Iran's most critical oil export hub, Friday in a large-scale precision operation that destroyed more than 90 military targets while deliberately sparing the island's oil infrastructure, officials said Saturday.
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Lindsey Graham praises Trump’s ‘bold’ takeover of Kharg Island, attempt to close Strait of Hormuz — offers warning of ‘peril’ to Iran
Graham posted on X Saturday about the “bold” and “highly effective” US attack on Kharg Island.
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