Trump says US bombed Iran’s Kharg Island, threatens oil infrastructure
Nearly all of Iran’s oil exports pass through the island, and an attack could trigger severe retaliation in the Strait of Hormuz
Trump said on Friday that the United States had carried out strikes against “every military target” on Iran’s export hub.
“For reasons of decency, I have chosen NOT to wipe out the Oil Infrastructure on the Island,” Trump said in a social media post.
“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.”
Following the strikes, the Iranian armed forces said any attack on the country’s oil and energy infrastructure would lead to attacks on energy infrastructure owned by oil companies cooperating with the US in the region, Iranian media reported on Saturday.