{"id":1697,"date":"2026-03-14T16:24:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T21:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stevencwelsh.info\/news\/stevewire\/?p=1697"},"modified":"2026-03-14T16:54:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T21:54:05","slug":"u-s-military-attacks-kharg-island-hitting-90-military-targets-successfully-spares-oil-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stevencwelsh.info\/news\/stevewire\/u-s-military-attacks-kharg-island-hitting-90-military-targets-successfully-spares-oil-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. military attacks Iran&#8217;s Kharg Island, hitting 90 military targets successfully, while sparing oil infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-625\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stevencwelsh.info\/news\/stevewire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iran-map-flag-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Map and Flag adapted from .gov images\" width=\"300\" height=\"321\" \/>The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed large-scale U.S. strikes on Kharg Island during the night, successfully hitting 90 Iranian military targets. Targets included Iranian naval mine storage facilities and missile storage bunkers, among other assets.<\/p>\n<p>CENTCOM indicated that Kharg Island&#8217;s extensive oil facilities were spared. More than 90% of Iranian oil traditionally has moved through Kharg Island.<\/p>\n<p>Kharg Island sits roughly 17 miles off the Iranian coast towards the northern end of the Persian Gulf, opposite Kuwait. <em>[maps follow below]<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Last night, U.S. forces executed a large-scale precision strike on Kharg Island, Iran. The strike destroyed naval mine storage facilities, missile storage bunkers, and multiple other military sites. U.S. forces successfully struck more than 90 Iranian military targets on Kharg\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2X1glD4Flt\">pic.twitter.com\/2X1glD4Flt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2032777791247155482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-war-islands-strait-hormuz-oil-trump-1b3e770e61c6a05d3e078223e15b20b2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The U.S. hit Iran\u2019s Kharg Island, key to its economy and security. What to know about Iran\u2019s islands &#8211; AP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/trump-threatens-strike-irans-kharg-island-oil-network-if-shipping-lanes-remain-2026-03-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran threatens to retaliate against region for U.S. Kharg Island attack &#8211; Reuters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/kharg-island-iran-war-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why is Kharg Island important? What to know about the Iranian island struck by the U.S. &#8211; CBS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/articles\/us-iran-war-news-kharg-island-oil-prices-f8e3c605\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The U.S. Has Attacked Iran\u2019s Kharg Island. What It Could Mean for Oil Prices. &#8211; Barron&#8217;s<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/why-did-the-us-bomb-kharg-island-what-is-its-significance-for-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why did the US bomb Kharg Island? What is its significance for Iran? &#8211; France 24<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/US\/2026\/03\/14\/iran-trump\/1111773493952\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump says U.S. &#8216;totally obliterated&#8217; military targets on Kharg Island &#8211; UPI<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c8jxzlwvd8ro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why has the US targeted Iran&#8217;s Kharg Island? &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/iran\/iran-threatens-strike-oil-facilities-us-hits-military-targets-kharg-is-rcna263453\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. bombing of Kharg Island, Iran&#8217;s critical oil hub, sparks new threats to target Gulf oil infrastructure &#8211; NBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/international\/5784080-iran-threatens-uae-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran threatens UAE cities after US attacked Kharg Island &#8211; The Hill<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2pxEG-YeFBQ?si=_ZZL1LjXLInFGGFb\" width=\"100%\" height=\"560\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xKPs-JyzE-k?si=IyYbht1zvEb2O6oe\" width=\"100%\" height=\"560\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RNtv1Ss9Pik?si=bcovJLX_byUIojer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"560\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d40023.21739816871!2d50.30163014482976!3d29.24203432672827!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x3fb60cf8494b480d%3A0x1fa56ef66f0f4907!2sKharg!5e1!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1773523813888!5m2!1sen!2sus\" width=\"100%\" height=\"1000\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d7114663.262789317!2d49.423289554575604!3d29.459275537294367!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x3fb60cf8494b480d%3A0x1fa56ef66f0f4907!2sKharg!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1773521998302!5m2!1sen!2sus\" width=\"100%\" height=\"550\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed large-scale U.S. strikes on Kharg Island during the night, successfully hitting 90 Iranian[&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":625,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[151,3,23,180,53,88,114,181],"tags":[182,383,57,133,115,183],"class_list":["post-1697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-headlines","category-international","category-iran","category-middle-east","category-military","category-oil-gas-energy","category-persian-gulf","tag-iran","tag-kharg-island","tag-middle-east","tag-military","tag-oil","tag-persian-gulf"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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