[News] Trump threatens new attacks on Kharg Island as Iran warns it will 'set fire' to US oil interests

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 Trump threatens new attacks on Kharg Island as Iran warns it will 'set
fire' to US oil interests

Iranian officials warned that any attacks on its oil hub will result in
regional oil and gas infrastructure tied to the US and its allies being
'set on fire and destroyed'

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MAR 14, 2026 -
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US President Donald Trump threatened on 14 March to strike Iran’s oil
facilities on Kharg Island if Tehran continues to block the Strait of
Hormuz, hours after US strikes allegedly “obliterated” the Iranian oil
hub's military assets.

“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,” Trump announced via social media.

The warning came after US strikes on military infrastructure on Kharg
Island – a Persian Gulf export hub handling about 90 percent of Iran’s
crude shipments – which Trump said had “totally obliterated every MILITARY
target,” describing the raid as “one of the most powerful bombing raids in
the History of the Middle East.”

US Central Command (CENTCOM) later said the operation struck more than 90
Iranian military targets, including missile storage bunkers, naval mine
facilities, and other defense installations.

Iranian state media reported that more than 15 explosions were heard during
the assault but said the strikes targeted military facilities such as air
defenses, a naval base, airport infrastructure, and helicopter hangars.

Officials in Tehran stated that the island’s oil infrastructure remained
intact.

"Exports, imports, and the activities of companies on the island are
proceeding normally,” Ehsan Jahaniyan, deputy governor of Bushehr province
near Kharg Island, revealed, adding that oil shipments were continuing
despite the US assault and that there were no casualties among civilians or
military personnel.

Iran’s military issued its own warning following the attack, stating that
if Iranian energy facilities are targeted,”all oil and gas infrastructure
in the region in which the US and its allies have interests will be set on
fire and destroyed.”

Kharg Island lies roughly 30 kilometers off the Iranian coast and serves as
Iran’s main oil export terminal, handling around 90 percent of the
country’s crude shipments and forming the backbone of its oil export
network.

Two US officials told *NBC News* last week that Trump has privately
expressed
<https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-privately-shown-serious-interest-us-ground-troops-iran-rcna262176>
interest in deploying US troops on Iranian soil.
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