US Hits Military Targets on Iran’s Kharg Island as War Escalates

Trump says US obliterated every military target on Iran’s Kharg Island

President Trump said on Friday that the U.S. military conducted one of the most “powerful” bombing raids and totally “obliterated” every military target on Iran’s Kharg Island, one of the country’s most vital economic outposts. The president said that for “reasons of decency,” the U.S. military did not wipe out the oil infrastructure on the…

Trump Says U.S. Has 'Obliterated' Every Military Target on Kharg Island

Trump says U.S. military 'obliterated' targets on Iran's Kharg Island, but oil reserves untouched

President Trump said Friday that the U.S. military destroyed every military target on Iran's Kharg Island, a five-mile island dubbed the country's "oil lifeline," but left its oil infrastructure intact.

US obliterates ‘every MILITARY target’ on Iran’s Kharg Island in historic bombing raid, Trump says

The island, located about 16 miles off the Iranian coast, is one-third the size of Manhattan and controls 90% of Iranian crude oil exports.

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.

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.

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.