Trump says U.S. ‘obliterated’ military targets on Iran’s Kha

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Trump says U.S. ‘obliterated’ military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island but didn’t ‘wipe out’ oil infrastructure

Published Fri, Mar 13 20267:03 PM EDTUpdated 3 Hours Ago

Sam Meredith@in/samuelmeredith@smeredith19

Darla Mercado, CFP®@darla_mercado

 

Key Points

• President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that he directed U.S. Central Command to carry out a bombing raid, hitting military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island.
• The U.S. president also said he had “chosen NOT to wipe out the Oil Infrastructure on the Island.”
• The move comes as Brent crude oil futures closed above $100 a barrel for a second consecutive day.