Kharg Island, whose total area is just 7.7 square miles, is situated northwest of the strategically important shipping route, the Strait of Hormuz. Despite its small size, the island holds around 94 per cent of the country’s crude oil for export, mostly bound for China, and its main oil export terminal.

The Hindu profile on Kharg Island, Iran's vital oil hub, faces escalating conflict amid U.S.-Israel tensions, threatening global energy supply and prices.

Iran continued loading crude onto tankers at its Kharg Island oil terminal on Monday, two days after the US and Israel launched air attacks against the Persian Gulf country. It’s unclear whether loading operations have continued as the conflict has intensified,

Operation Epic Fury will continue until the President Trump, as Commander-in-Chief, determines that this operation’s goals, including for Iran to no longer pose a military th

A significant share of Iran's oil export income supports the armed forces

President Donald Trump said Saturday that US forces carried out airstrikes against military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, warning that oil infrastructure there could be targeted if Tehran continues interfering with shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.