IRAN CONFLICT — 2026-03-16
US Strikes 90+ Military Targets on Kharg Island; Trump Warns Oil Infrastructure Next
CENTCOM executed a large-scale precision strike on Kharg Island, destroying naval mine storage, missile bunkers, and 90+ military sites while deliberately preserving the oil terminal that handles 90% of Iran's crude exports. Trump posted that he 'chose NOT to wipe out the Oil Infrastructure' but would 'immediately reconsider' if Iran continues blocking Hormuz. Iran's FM warned Tehran would reduce US-linked oil facilities in the Gulf to 'a pile of ashes' if energy infrastructure is targeted, setting up Kharg as the central leverage point in any future negotiation.
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