Analysts say any attempt to attack or seize Iran’s strategic oil hub is likely to be fraught with risk.

While some argue for destroying the terminal though which 90% of Iran’s oil exports flow, others caution of a global market ‘tailspin’

Analysts say any attempt to attack or seize Iran’s strategic oil hub is likely to be fraught with risk.

The tiny island is home to one of the most critical pieces of Iran's energy infrastructure.

Tehran threatened to 'destroy and turn into a pile of ashes' US energy and oil infrastructure in the region after US strikes on the key island on Friday.

Petras Katinas, an energy researcher at the Royal United Services Institute, said Kharg Island was critical to funding Iran’s government and military.

Trump's decision to order strikes on Kharg Island has pushed one of the world's most critical oil hubs into the center of the escalating U.S.-Iran conflict.