US strikes military targets on Kharg Island, Iran's main oil export terminal
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President Trump said on 13 March that US forces had struck "every military target" on Kharg Island, which handles about 90 percent of Iran's crude exports, and that he had chosen not to hit its oil infrastructure but would reconsider if shipping through Hormuz was blocked. CENTCOM said it destroyed naval mine storage facilities, missile storage bunkers and other military sites. Iran's Fars news agency said the strikes hit an air defence site, a naval base, an airport control tower and a helicopter hangar and caused no damage to oil infrastructure. Iran's foreign minister said the strikes were launched from UAE territory, which the UAE denied.
- When
- 13 March 2026
- Where
- Kharg Island, Iran (military events are placed no finer than town or district, except known fixed sites)
- What
- airstrike · military
- Acting party
- United States Armed Forces
- Against
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Attribution
- Acknowledged by the acting party. President Trump and CENTCOM said US forces carried out the strikes.
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled
Sources
- Origin of the claim Al-Monitor
- Origin of the claim PBS NewsHour
- Origin of the claim PBS NewsHour
- Origin of the claim World Oil
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | reported | P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
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