April 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. military attacked locations on Kharg Island -- a key port that exports the vast majority of Iran's oil -- on Tuesday, unnamed U.S. military sources told media outlets.
The sources told The Washington Post, CNN and NBC News that the airstrikes targeted military infrastructure, including runways, bunkers, storage facilities and air defense systems. The strikes didn't hit any oil infrastructure.
Kharg Island is about 15 miles south of the Iranian mainland through which about 90% of the country's oil exports pass. It's a critical piece of Iran's economy and a full attack on the oil infrastructure there could hinder Iran's ability to pay its military.
In a Truth Social post on March 13, President Donald Trump said U.S. Central Command had "totally obliterated every military target in Iran's crown jewel, Kharg Island."
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