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US President Donald Trump has threatened to order strikes on Iran’s main oil export hub on Kharg Island unless Tehran halts attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, raising fears of a deeper shock to global energy supplies. His warning came as markets closely monitored whether recent US strikes damaged the island’s critical infrastructure, which handles most of Iran’s crude exports.
The Islamic Republic’s armed forces have responded by warning that any attack on the country’s energy facilities would trigger retaliatory strikes on infrastructure linked to US interests across the region. Iranian media reported that multiple explosions were heard on Kharg Island during the US operation, which officials said targeted air defenses, naval positions and airport facilities while leaving export terminals and storage networks intact.
The escalation follows new reports by Iranian media claiming that a US oil tanker was attacked and set on fire near Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.
Here are the latest developments as RT continues to bring you up to date:
- Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it has carried out additional strikes on Israel in coordination with Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement, according to Iranian media. A number of countries across the Gulf reported intercepting aerial strikes from Iran overnight, including Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Israel also reported coming under fire and intercepting rockets and missiles…
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