#Kharg

The oil jetties at Iran’s Kharg Island were once again empty on Tuesday, curbing the nation’s ability to export crude, satellite images collected by Bloomberg show.

US President Donald Trump has indicated that he may send troops to seize control of Iran's key oil export terminal at Kharg Island in the northern Gulf.

By NPR Staff A man lowers a suitcase from the balcony of a building damaged by a strike in a commercial district of Tehran, Iran, during the U.

President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would like to "take the oil in Iran" and is considering seizing the export hub of Kharg Island, which is responsible for more than 90% of Iran's oil exports.

Less than 20 miles off Iran’s shallow coastline sits a rare island made of hard coral — a natural, geological platform rising from the Persian Gulf that’s perfect for one thing: exporting oil.

Iran launched new attacks on Monday striking a fuel depot at Dubai’s airport and unleashing cluster bombs on Tel Aviv.

Kharg Island is a small rocky outcrop just 15 miles (24km) off the coast of Iran - but despite its size, it is one of the most critical pieces of Iran's energy infrastructure.