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US executes large-scale precision strike on 90 military targets in Iran's Kharg Island

United States forces executed a large-scale precision strike on Kharg Island in Iran on Friday night, the U.S. Central Command said on Saturday.

Akanksha Khushi/Reuters

March 14, 2026

US executes large-scale precision strike on 90 military targets in Iran's Kharg Island

A satellite image shows an oil terminal at Kharg Island, Iran, February 25, 2026.

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United States forces executed a large-scale precision strike on Kharg Island in Iran on Friday night, the U.S. Central Command said on Saturday.


"U.S. forces successfully struck more than 90 Iranian military targets on Kharg Island, while preserving the oil infrastructure," CENTCOM said.


The strike destroyed naval mine storage facilities, missile storage bunkers, and multiple other military sites, the U.S. military said in a post on X.







President Donald Trump threatenedon Friday to strike the oil infrastructure of Iran's Kharg Island hub, unless Tehran stopped attacking vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.


-Reporting by Akanksha Khushi in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Chopra/Reuters

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