The US military says it hit more than 90 Iranian military targets on Kharg Island overnight while leaving the island’s oil infrastructure intact.
US Central Command said the large-scale precision strike destroyed naval mine storage facilities, missile storage bunkers and multiple additional military sites on Kharg Island. According to the statement, the operation was designed to hit Iranian military assets tied to threats in the Gulf while avoiding damage to the island’s critical energy facilities.
The strike marks a major escalation in the US campaign against Iran, since Kharg Island is one of Tehran’s most strategically important locations. By emphasizing that the oil infrastructure was preserved, Washington appears to be signaling that it can inflict serious military damage while still keeping pressure on the regime without immediately targeting the heart of Iran’s oil exports.
NEWSRAEL: IN A NUTSHELL:
The US carried out a major overnight strike on Kharg Island, destroying more than 90 Iranian military targets including mine and missile-related facilities, while deliberately sparing the oil infrastructure.
