{"id":14245,"date":"2026-06-11T17:31:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T17:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=14245"},"modified":"2026-06-11T17:31:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T17:31:34","slug":"irans-kharg-island-is-key-to-its-oil-exports-targeting-it-carries-major-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=14245","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Kharg Island is key to its oil exports. Targeting it carries major risks"},"content":{"rendered":"

By SAM METZ<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Kharg Island, home to a terminal through which the country exports most of its oil, has emerged as a focus of the war launched in late February by the United States and Israel.<\/p>

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Strikes on oil infrastructure on Kharg \u2014 or a ground invasion \u2014 would severely curb Iran\u2019s oil exports, a key source of revenue for the Islamic Republic. An assault would also mark a major escalation that could provoke even heavier retaliatory attacks on Gulf Arab infrastructure and further drive up oil prices. The skyrocketing cost of fuel is already threatening the world economy.<\/p>\n

U.S. President Donald Trump said strikes in mid-March \u201cobliterated\u201d Kharg\u2019s military assets but did not target the island\u2019s oil infrastructure. He warned that if Iran continued disrupting traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, he would reconsider the decision to spare energy targets on the island.<\/p>\n

Then on Thursday, Trump said in a social media post that the U.S. would \u201cassume total control\u201d of Iran\u2019s oil and gas industries, including the Kharg Island terminal, in the \u201cnot too distant future.\u201d<\/p>\n