Trump threatens to seize Kharg Island and other Iran oil infrastructure
watch now VIDEO 06:09 Oil rises, Gulf on alert as U.S. and Iran launch new wave of strikes President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to seize Iran’s oil infrastructure including its main export terminal Kharg Island “in the not too distant future.” Trump said in a Truth Social post that the U.S. military will attack Iran “VERY HARD” Thursday night after completing a round of airstrikes on Wednesday. The president threatened to take “total control” of Iran’s oil and gas markets as the U.S. did in Venezuela earlier this year. Kharg Island is Iran’s main oil export terminal, accounting for about 90% of its crude shipments before the war. The U.S. Navy has already choked off most of Iran’s exports through a blockade against the country’s ports and vessels. The U.S. launched strikes against military targets on Kharg Island earlier in the war, but has held back from deploying ground troops to seize Iran’s oil and gas infrastructure. Getty Images S...