Guardian World Mar 14, 10:10 AM
Trump says US forces destroyed military targets on Iranian island handling oil exports Forces ‘obliterated’ military targets on Kharg, according to president, who warns oil infrastructure could be next
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Donald Trump said on Friday that US forces had “obliterated” military targets in a raid on the island of Kharg in Iran and warned that crucial oil infrastructure there could be next, in the latest escalation of the war of words between Washington and Tehran.
“For reasons of decency, I have chosen NOT to wipe out the Oil Infrastructure on the Island,” Trump wrote on social media. “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.”
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