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The tiny island is once more on the centre of the news cycle due to Donald Trump\u2019s latest comments (Photo by Gallo Images\/Orbital Horizon\/Copernicus Sentinel Data 2024)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Donald Trump has targeted Iran\u2019s\u00a0Kharg\u00a0Island\u00a0hours before his \u2018deadline\u2019 for the country to\u00a0reopen the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

The US struck military targets on the vital island within the Persian Gulf overnight, in accordance with a US and a White House official.<\/p>\n

Trump has threatened to destroy the oil hub if the Regime doesn’t reach a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. <\/p>\n

He ramped his threats earlier this afternoon, saying \u2018an entire civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again\u2019.<\/p>\n

The President went on: \u2018I don\u2019t want that to occur, but it surely probably will. Nevertheless, now that we’ve Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and fewer radicalized minds prevail, possibly something revolutionarily wonderful can occur, WHO KNOWS?<\/p>\n

\u2018We are going to discover tonight, one of the vital essential moments within the long and complicated history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!\u2019<\/p>\n

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But what exactly is Kharg Island? And where is it? <\/p>\n

We unpack the mysterious islet on the centre of Trump\u2019s mind.<\/p>\n

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The US President wrote in\u00a0a post<\/a>\u00a0on his Truth Social platform that he was considering \u2018blowing up and completely obliterating\u2019 Iran\u2019s power plants and oil wells (Credits: EPA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What’s Kharg Island?<\/h2>\n

Kharg\u00a0Island\u00a0is the first terminal that handles Iran\u2019s oil exports and is so small (five miles long and three miles wide) it\u2019s smaller than the world of Westminster, in London.<\/p>\n

It handles as much as 90 per cent of Iran\u2019s oil products and provides storage facilities for as much as 30 million barrels of oil.<\/p>\n

The US president has previously threatened to strike oil infrastructure on Kharg Island unless attacks on vessels on the Strait of Hormuz ceased.<\/p>\n

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned the energy infrastructure of US allies within the Middle East might be \u2018reduced to ashes\u2019 if Iranian energy assets were attacked.<\/p>\n

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Iran\u2019s\u00a0Kharg\u00a0Island, home to a terminal through which the country exports most of its oil, has emerged as a spotlight of the month-old war launched by the US and Israel (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami\/Anadolu Agency\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It said oil and energy assets of any countries cooperating with the US can be \u2018immediately destroyed\u2019 within the event of more attacks on the country\u2019s energy sites.<\/p>\n

In a\u00a0social media\u00a0post, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker for Iran\u2019s Parliament, previously said the regime \u2018will abandon all restraint\u2019 if the islands come under attack and Trump might be chargeable for \u2018the blood of American soldiers\u2019.<\/p>\n

In a post on Telegram, Mehr News Agency said of the fresh US attacks: \u2018The American-Zionist enemy has carried out several attacks on Kharg Island, and several other explosions have also been heard on the island.\u2019<\/p>\n

Nevertheless an unnamed official told CBS that oil infrastructure was not targeted within the overnight attack.<\/p>\n

Oil prices have swung sharply on Trump\u2019s changing comments in regards to the likely duration of the war, which began on February 28.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s had huge consequences across the worldwide energy and stock markets, and economists are waiting for any sign that US strikes had damaged the island\u2019s intricate network of pipelines, terminals and storage tanks.<\/p>\n

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It handles as much as 90 per cent of Iran\u2019s oil products and provides storage facilities for as much as 30 million barrels of oil (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami\/Anadolu Agency\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Even minor disruptions could further tighten global supply, adding pressure to a volatile market. Experts have warned of a devastating economic impact the world over if the Iran war continues.<\/p>\n

Where is Kharg Island?<\/h2>\n

It’s situated 16 miles off the coast of Iran and 300 miles northwest of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s sometimes called the \u2018Forbidden Island\u2019 since it\u2019s so distant from the mainland of Iran and its severe security in place.<\/p>\n