US President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb or seize the island multiple times
Explosions have been reported on Kharg Island, an important oil export hub near the Strait of Hormuz, on Tuesday, according to semi-official Iranian news agency Mehr. The strikes come hours before the deadline set by US President Donald Trump for Tehran to reach a ceasefire deal with Washington.
Meanwhile, Axios has reported, citing a senior US official, that the American military conducted strikes on military targets on the island.
Trump has threatened to bomb or seize the island multiple times. On March 30, Trump wrote on Truth Social, “We will conclude our lovely ‘stay’ in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island (and possibly all desalinization plants!),” he wrote.
On Monday, Trump said that he was upset with the Iranian government and that they are “going to pay a big price for that.”
