WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announced Friday that American military forces launched strikes targeting military installations on Iran’s Kharg Island, a critical oil export facility in the Persian Gulf.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump stated he deliberately refrained from destroying the island’s oil facilities. “For reasons of decency, I have chosen NOT to wipe out the Oil Infrastructure on the Island,” the president wrote.
Trump issued a warning about potential future military action, writing: “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.”
The president described the operation as strikes against “every military target” located on the strategically important island, which serves as Iran’s primary oil export hub.
