President Donald Trump announced Friday that the United States carried out what he described as “one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East,” declaring that U.S. forces “totally obliterated every MILITARY target” on Iran’s strategic Kharg Island — the regime’s so-called “crown jewel” and primary oil export hub — while warning…
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…
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.
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.
