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In a significant military action, President Trump announced on Friday that U.S. forces executed a formidable bombing campaign, effectively “obliterating” all military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island. This location is critical to Iran’s economy, serving as a key point for their oil exports.
Citing “reasons of decency,” the President noted that the U.S. forces deliberately avoided damaging the island’s oil infrastructure. This facility is crucial, as it handles approximately 90 percent of Iran’s oil exports. However, Trump issued a stern warning, stating that any interference by Iran or other actors with the free and safe navigation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz could lead him to reconsider this restraint.
This military action occurs amidst escalating tensions, as oil prices have surged since the conflict began on February 28. Iran has responded by targeting vessels navigating the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway through which around 20 percent of the world’s oil supply is transported.
Adding to the tension, Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, released his inaugural statement on Thursday. In it, he declared that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed and warned that Iran would continue its assaults against U.S. allies in the Gulf region.
Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, put out his first statement on Thursday, saying that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed and that Iran will keep attacking U.S. Gulf allies.
Trump said Friday that Iran has no ability to defend anything that Washington desires to attack.
“There is nothing they can do about it! Iran will NEVER have a nuclear weapon, nor will it have the ability to threaten the United States of America, the Middle East or, for that matter, the World,” the president said. “Iran’s Military, and all others involved with this Terrorist Regime, would be wise to lay down their arms, and save what’s left of their country, which isn’t much!”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday morning that later today the U.S. military would unleash the “highest volume of strikes that America has put over the skies of Iran and Tehran.”
“The number of sorties and number of bomber pulses, the highest yet, ramping up and only up,” he said. “And quantity has a quality of its own as we continue to ramp up.”
The Pentagon chief said the U.S. and Israeli military have hit more than 15,000 targets inside Iran since the war broke out.
“That’s well over 1000 a day. No other combination of countries in the world can do that,” Hegseth said during a press briefing at the Pentagon.