The U.S. struck military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island for a second time overnight Tuesday, hitting a key point of the Iranian oil economy that sits roughly 16 miles off the coast of Iran and 300 miles from the Strait of Hormuz. Kharg Island has repeatedly been the focus of the U.S. war on Iran as global…
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Why Kharg Island is a strategic focus as Iran war escalates
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Originally reported by The Hill
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