Report on the Situation in Khark Island Following the U.S. Attack
WANA (Mar 14) – Khark Island was targeted by U.S. airstrikes earlier today. Field sources reported that more than 15 explosions were heard across the island during the attacks.
According to these sources, the United States attempted to damage several facilities, including the army’s air defense systems, the Joshan naval pier, the airport control tower, and the helicopter hangar belonging to the Continental Shelf Company.
Field observations also indicated that thick plumes of smoke were rising from parts of the island.
The sources stated that none of the oil infrastructure on Khark Island was damaged during the strikes. Iran had previously warned about the consequences of any attack on the country’s energy infrastructure, stating that if such infrastructure were targeted, all oil and gas facilities in the region—where the United States and its Western allies have interests—would be set ablaze and destroyed.
Following the attacks, Donald Trump claimed that all military targets on Khark Island had been struck. The United States had earlier also claimed that the island’s air defense systems had been completely destroyed. However, the resumption of air defense activity on the island roughly an hour after the strikes appeared to contradict that claim.
Trump has previously made repeated claims about the complete destruction of Iran’s missile capabilities, yet waves of missile and drone attacks have continued, reportedly reaching their forty-eighth round.
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WANA (Mar 14) – Yesterday, Donald Trump claimed that an attack had been carried out against military infrastructure on Khark Island. Although the island hosts limited military facilities and was primarily developed for oil extraction, the U.S. president himself suggested that the move was largely intended as a warning—perhaps aimed at pressuring Iran to reopen […]
